Chibok Abduction Timeline

Chibok, Borno State – the village that received tragic fame as a result of the unprecedented kidnap in its territory on April 14.

The 3-month period has been characterized by a lot of hopes but failed expectations, as the kidnap victims are still held in captivity. See how it all developed from the very start to the current moment.

April 14: Up to 276 schoolgirls are abducted in Chibok village of the State-of-Emergency ruled Borno State in the night raid. Although the number remained controversial and many sources put it at 234.

Boko Haram Conducts Night Raid In Borno, Abducts 200 Female Students

April 17: Several victims manage to escape from the captors and recount their ordeal.

15 Schoolgirls Escape, Others Missing

April 30: The movement launched under the title #BringBackOurGirls commences a daily "sit-out" to raise awareness over the abduction and speed up the girls’ rescue.

Lagos Police Shoot At Protesters Who Demand Release of Abducted Girls

May 2: President Goodluck Jonathan sets up a fact-finding committee urging the body to investigate all the details of the situation.

President Goodluck Jonathan Sets Up Presidential Committee To Rescue Abducted Girls

May 4: During the presidential media chat the country leader, highly criticized over his slow reaction to the crime, addresses Nigerians on the issue.

Goodluck Jonathan’s 7th Presidential Media Chat

May 5: Boko Haram sect represented by its leader Abubakar Shekau claim responsibility for the abduction saying Chibok girls are now their property and they will "sell them in the market".

Boko Haram Leader Claims Responsibility For Girls’ Abduction

May 2014: Throughout the whole month President Goodluck Jonathan calls for assistance from the international community, as the abduction has caused global outrage. Nigeria receives help from USA, UK, France, China and other countries. Jonathan allegedly plans to visit the affected village for the first time since the kidnap, but the meeting gets cancelled reportedly for security reasons. However, Jonathan attends a high-profile security summit on Boko Haram in Paris (May 17).

African Leaders Declare War On Boko Haram

Top world politicians, celebrities, human rights activists join the hashtag campaign #BringBackOurGirls by taking photos of themselves holding the placards with the infamous phrase.

Michelle Obama Joins Worldwide Protest Over Missing Nigerian Schoolgirls

May 25: The Nigerian authorities are said to have started but then called off the deal of swapping the girls for Boko Haram prisoners, as it was previously offered by Shekau. Presidency is under attacks from all the sides.

Government Cancelled Swap Deal

May 26: Defence claim they have located the whereabouts of the missing girls, but insist they will not use force to rescue the girls.

Nigerian Military Discover Location Of Abducted Girls

June 20: The presidential committee submits its report, confirms the kidnap, saying 219 girls are still in the hands of the captors.

Presidential Committee On Chibok Schoolgirls Reveal Number Of Victims Still Missing

June 27: UN Security Council blacklists Boko Haram terrorist group leader Shekau.

UN Sanctions Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau, Ansaru

July 12: Pakistani human rights activist Malala Yousafzai visits Abuja and meets, first with five of the girls who escaped (July 13), and then with the President (July 14). She persuades Jonathan to meet the devastated Chibok parents.

Jonathan Ready To Meet Parents Of Kidnapped Chibok Girls

July 15: The meeting fails to hold as the parents reportedly cancel it the very last moment. Goodluck Jonathan blames #BringBackOurGirls campaigners for whisking away the parents who were to visit him at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Goodluck Jonathan’s Meeting With Chibok Parents Called Off

July 16: Parents explain that they did not shun the meeting with President intentionally, but were unaware of it saying they received the invitation already on the day of the visit scheduled by Jonathan.

Chibok Parents Release Statement On Aborted Meeting With Jonathan

July 17: Presidency sends another letter to the girls’ parents and the event gets rescheduled to the next week.

Goodluck Jonathan To Meet Chibok Parents On July 22

Nigeria and the whole world pray that soon the Nigeria’s daughters will be rescued, alive, and there will be no other continuation of this terrible story.

As for now… to be continued.