A Diary of Chibok Girls’ 90 Days in Captivity

2.  APRIL 1414 girls close to the door dropped out of the car and ran into the bush. 3.  APRIL 16United States Ambassador, Mr James Entwistle, and Nigeria Labour Congress urged the federal government to do everything possible to rescue the girls. 4.  APRIL 16Parents of the abducted schoolgirls started a protest in Chibok town’s […]

2.  APRIL 14
14 girls close to the door dropped out of the car and ran into the bush.

3.  APRIL 16
United States Ambassador, Mr James Entwistle, and Nigeria Labour Congress urged the federal government to do everything possible to rescue the girls.

4.  APRIL 16
Parents of the abducted schoolgirls started a protest in Chibok town’s market area

5.  APRIL 16
The defence headquarters  issued a statement  saying only eight girls remained missing as all others had been rescued during a rescue operation.

6.  APRIL 16
Over  700 local vigilante group from Bama, Maiduguri and Damboa joined in the search at Sambisa forest.

7.  APRIL 16
Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima announced an offer of  N50 million to anyone with information which could lead to the rescue of the abducted girls.

8.  APRIL 16
The school principal, Mrs Asabe Kwambura, denied what the military said about rescuing the girls! “There is nothing in the military statement that is true” she said.
9.  APRIL 17
Military authorities backtracks that the students have been found.

10.  APRIL 17
Borno State Commissioner for Education issued a statement saying 16 more girls had been found.

11.  APRIL 17
Parents of the abducted girls  joined the search into Sambisa forest, while also  contributing N13,500 each to local vigilantes.

12.  APRIL  17
30 students found wandering in the bush were found and returned .
 
13.  APRIL 20
Government Secondary School Yana, Bauchi state was attacked by gunmen.

14.  APRIL 20
7 more girls escaped from Boko Haram bringing the total to 52.

15.  APRIL 20
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Borno State chapter declared a three-day fast

13.  APRIL 21
Governor Shettima visited Chibok community to meet with the parents and assess the school where it was confirmed that the actual number of girls missing was 234.

14.  APRIL 22
Women wing of Nasrul-Lahi Fathi society of Nigeria-NASFAT, Ilorin chapter staged a protest over the abduction of the Chibok girls.

15.  APRIL 23
Borno women offer to join in the search of the missing girls.

16.  APRIL 27
Chibok elders led by Dr. Pogu Bitrus said the Federal Government has failed them.

17.  APRIL 28
Bring back our girls started its campaign at Unity Fountain, Maitama, Abuja.

18.  APRIL 29
Group of women from Chibok took their protest to the National Assembly.

19.  APRIL 29
The Senate, after debating on the issue of the missing girls, passed a resolution condemning the abduction the federal government and urged security agencies to intensify effort

20.  APRIL 30
Bring back our girls protesters headed by Oby Ezekwesili led a protest to the National Assembly under heavy rain.

21.  APRIL 30
Mrs Kema Chikwe raised doubts about the abduction of the girls at a prayer meeting.

22.  MAY 2
Federal Government announced the setting up of a presidential committee.

23.  MAY 2
President Jonathan directed the service chiefs to ensure the rescue of the girls.

24.  MAY 5
Boko Haram leader, Shekau  in a video released, threatened to sell off the abducted girls.

25.  MAY 5
First Lady Patience Jonathan personally questioned some officials of Borno State government where  she declared that no girl was missing.

26.  MAY 5
First Lady ordered the arrest of the women who claimed to be one of the mothers of the abducted girls.

27.  MAY 5
More protests across the country, including Lagos and Ogun States.

28.  MAY 6  
U. S Secretary of State in a telephone conversation with Mr. President offers U.S support to Nigeria.

29.  MAY 6
Eleven more girls abducted at  Warabe and Wala villages of Borno State.

30.  MAY 6
President Jonathan inaugurated the presidential fact-finding committee

31.  MAY 6  
Presidential panel begins sitting at the Aso rock Villa

32.  MAY 6  
North East leaders led by Mallam Adamu Ciroma met with the President on the issue

33.  MAY 7
Police authorities offer N50m cash reward for anyone with information

34.  MAY 7
President Jonathan requested help from Britain, France and China for intelligence gathering resources.

35.  MAY 8
Forty six businesses, civil societies and religious leaders from around the world issued a joint letter calling for global action.

36.  MAY 8
Bring back our girls campaigners ground sealed in Abuja.

37.  MAY 8
Protests continue in Adamawa, Imo, Osun and Plateau States.

38.  MAY 8
United States said it will send fewer than 10 troops.

39.  MAY 8
Amnesty International said the Nigerian military ignored the Chibok attack warnings.

40.  MAY 9
United States experts arrived Nigeria

41.  MAY 11
Israel sent counter-terrorism team to Nigeria.

42.  MAY 12
Boko Haram Leader Shekau released a video showing the abducted girls and claiming they have converted to Islam while also calling for a swap.

43.  MAY 13
Some parents and classmates of the abducted girls identified them in the released  video.

44.  MAY 13
International criminal court said it may take over the case of the abducted girls if Nigeria fails

45.  MAY 14
President Jonathan rejected the idea of the swap of the abducted girls with some Insurgents.

46.  MAY 15
President Jonathan postponed his planned visit to Chibok instead he flew to France.

47.  MAY 17
President Jonathan declared in Paris that he doesn’t need to visit Chibok community.
48.  MAY 19
United states and Nigeria reached a deal on intelligence-sharing deal.

49.  MAY 19
Presidential committee met some stakeholders in Maiduguri.

50  MAY 21
Mr Mutai Hona, father of two abducted girls died when he could not see any of his daughters in the video released.

51.  MAY 22  
Chibok girls protesters barred from Aso Villa but met some ministers sent by the President.

52.  MAY 26  
Chief of Defence staff  Alex Badeh said security forces know the location of the girls.

53. MAY 27
Rival campaigners clash in Abuja.

54.  MAY 28
Bring back Our Girls campaigners attacked in Abuja.

55.  MAY 29
Presidential committee visited Chibok Community.

56.  JUNE 1
British newspaper, MAIL ON SUNDAY said a new video seen by it claimed the girls are suffering and hungry.

57.  JUNE 2
FCT Police Commissioner said all protests over the abducted girls are banned.

58.  JUNE 3  
Bring back our girls protesters sued the Police authorities

59.  JUNE 3
Presidency confirms new video of Chibok girls

60.  JUNE  4
Borno state government accused the Presidency of planning to manipulate the fact-finding committee report

61.  JUNE 20
Presidential committee submits report

62.  JUNE 23
Sixty more girls abducted in Kummabza village of Damboa LGA in Borno State.

63.  JUNE 27  
President Jonathan said his silence on Chibok girls is to avoid compromising the search and rescue effort.

64.  JUNE 30
Military authorities  arrested a kingpin, Babuji Ya’ari in the abduction of the girls.

65.  JULY 3
Some parents of the abducted girls said they have lost hope in the authorities.

66.  JULY 6  
Soldiers again prevented the Bring back our girls protesters from the Presidential villa.

67.  JULY 6  
63 Women escaped from the Boko Haram den in Borno.