The Chibok Girls
The Boko Haram Kidnappings & Islamic Militancy in Nigeria
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2017
Summary
An urgent Penguin Special investigating Boko Haram’s infamous 2014 mass-kidnapping
On 14th April 2014, 276 girls disappeared from a secondary school in northern Nigeria, kidnapped by the world’s deadliest terror group. A tiny number have escaped back to their families but almost 200 remain missing.
Reporting from inside the traumatised and blockaded community of Chibok, Helon Habila tracks down the survivors and the bereaved. Two years after the attack, he bears witness to the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241980897 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241980895 |
| Author: | Helon Habila |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2017 |
| Weight: | 75g |
| Dimensions: | 181mm x 111mm x 7mm |
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Publisher’s description. An urgent investigation of the infamous 2014 kidnapping of 276 girls from a school in Nigeria. Reporting from inside the traumatised and blockaded community of Chibok, Helon Habila bears witness to this tragedy, interviewing grieving families and returning survivors, and presenting a comprehensive indictment of the terrorist crimes of Boko Haram. * Penguin *
About The Author
Helon Habila
Helon Habila is the author of Oil on Water, Measuring Time, Waiting for an Angel, and The Chibok Girls. He is professor of creative writing at George Mason University and lives in Virginia with his wife and three children.
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