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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF)    has dismissed the claim by Boko Haram group that some of the abducted Chibok Schoolgirls were recently killed by fighter jets. The high command of the Nigerian Air Force in a statement on Tuesday, by its spokesman, Group Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa, said the claim by the terrorists group is a ruse and another mischievous effort by sect to draw public attention It added that there is sufficient evidence to believe that the casualties showed in the latest video released by the insurgents were arranged and the positioning of the bodies clearly defiles any natural setting of a location that has undergone aerial bombardment.  “The attention of the Nigerian Air Force has been drawn to the latest video released online by the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) group alleging the killing of some of the abducted Chibok school girls by Nigerian Air Force fighter jets. “It is pertinent to state that the video is not only a ruse but another misch...

It was the hashtag that turned the spotlight on the crisis of Nigerian girls and women being abducted by Boko Haram: #BringBackOurGirls. But now that government and humanitarian efforts are resulting in some women being rescued from the Islamic militant group and returned to their homes, it seems not all Nigerians are welcoming them with open arms. According to a joint report released Tuesday by UNICEF and human rights group International Alert, many women and teen girls who were once held by Boko Haram are being rejected by their families and communities. People treat the former captives with mistrust over fears the women have become radicalized supporters of the extremists. But the suspicious behavior of family members tends to become explicit persecution if the former captives bore children after being sexually assaulted by members of Boko Haram. The babies may be innocent, but they are seen by locals as being infected with “bad blood” from their rapist Boko Haram fathers,...