Dapchi Girls' Release Could Stir Up Religious Tensions in Nigeria

Across Nigeria, people are praying for the safe return of Leah Sharibu. The 15-year-old was among more than 100 schoolgirls who were abducted by a Boko Haram faction more than a month ago in the rural town of Dapchi in northeastern Nigeria. Earlier this week, Boko Haram returned nearly all of the girls, with the exception of five who died along the way to Dapchi, and Leah. "They told her to convert to Muslim and she told them that she would not convert to Muslim, hence she's...

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