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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1142 

Recognizing the Tenth Anniversary of the Chibok Girls Kidnapping by the 

Boko Haram Terrorist Organization and calling on the Government 

of Nigeria to redouble efforts to bring an end to the conflict in northeast 

and central Nigeria and to provide assistance to the victims. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 12, 2024 

Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mrs. 

BEATTY, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. NORTON, Mr. JACKSON

of Illinois, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. SEWELL, 

Mr. SOTO, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 

MCGOVERN, Mr. MORELLE, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the Tenth Anniversary of the Chibok Girls Kidnapping by the Boko Haram Terrorist Organization and 

calling on the Government of Nigeria to redouble efforts 

to bring an end to the conflict in northeast and central 

Nigeria and to provide assistance to the victims. 

Whereas the Boko Haram is a Nigeria-based militant group 

with links to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and the 

Islamic State; 

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viduals in northeast and central Nigeria and, according 

to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 

has caused the displacement of 3,000,000 people in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger; 

Whereas the Department of State designated Boko Haram as 

a Foreign Terrorist Organization in 2013, and supports 

efforts to defeat Boko Haram with security and development tools; 

Whereas Boko Haram rejects modern education and science, 

is engaged in an armed revolt against the Government of 

Nigeria, and has carried out vicious campaigns of violence against schools, public institutions, law enforcement, and civilians; 

Whereas, since 2012, Boko Haram has conducted brutal 

mass kidnappings of women, girls, and boys, and has abducted thousands of women and girls from schools and 

markets, during raids on villages and houses, and on 

public transportation; 

Whereas, on April 14, 2014, Boko Haram militants attacked 

a boarding school in Chibok in Borno State, where girls 

from surrounding areas had gathered to take final exams; 

Whereas the Boko Haram terrorists arrived in Chibok late at 

night, fired their guns indiscriminately, burned down 

houses, raided the dormitories, and kidnapped 276 girls 

who were between 12 and 17 years of age; 

Whereas 57 girls escaped by running into the forest or jumping off the kidnappers’ trucks as they were driving away; 

Whereas the 219 kidnapped girls were held captive, abused, 

enslaved, repeatedly raped, starved, and, in some cases, 

forcibly converted to Islam and married to their captors; 


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Whereas child, early, and forced marriages are serious human 

rights violations; 

Whereas the international community, including the United 

Nations Secretary-General and the United Nations Security Council, condemned the abduction and called for the 

immediate release of the girls; 

Whereas Boko Haram ruthlessly killed some of the kidnapped 

girls for trying to escape, while other girls died during 

childbirth while in captivity; 

Whereas thousands of women, girls, and boys kidnapped by 

Boko Haram have endured similar horrific experiences; 

Whereas the parents of the kidnapped girls and concerned 

citizens banded together and embarked upon a global 

awareness campaign to urge the rescue of the girls, using 

the X hashtag #BringbackOurGirls, which reached more 

than 440,000,000 people around the world; they expressed their outrage at the abductions and continue 

maintaining a vigil for the girls’ return to their families; 

Whereas the United States Government sent advisors to Nigeria and supplied surveillance and reconnaissance to 

help rescue the girls; 

Whereas 21 of the kidnapped girls were released in October 

2016, and an additional 82 girls were released in May 

2017, and more than 20 girls have been freed in 2022; 

Whereas nearly 10 years since their abduction, the fate of 

many of the girls remains unknown and as many as 98 

or more remain in captivity and are subjected to deplorable abuses as recounted by the girls who have been released; 

Whereas many of the released girls are being kept in a government facility in Abuja away from their families; 


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Whereas the threat of terrorism in Nigeria and surrounding 

areas has not subsided with the 2016 weakening and 

split of Boko Haram; 

Whereas, despite claims by the Government of Nigeria that 

Boko Haram had been defeated, the terrorist organization continues to mount attacks against civilians, schools, 

and security forces; 

Whereas Boko Haram and related terrorist groups continues 

to abduct women and girls in the northern region of Nigeria, routinely forcing girls to choose between forced 

marriages to its fighters (for the purpose of sexual slavery) or becoming suicide bombers; 

Whereas, on February 19, 2018, Boko Haram militants 

stormed the town of Dapchi and abducted 110 girls from 

the Government Girls Science and Technical School and 

2 other children; 

Whereas 106 of the children from the Dapchi kidnapping 

have been released and 5 of the children are presumed 

to have died in captivity; 

Whereas Leah Sharibu remains a hostage because she refuses 

to convert to Islam; 

Whereas an estimated 2,500,000 people have been displaced 

from their homes in northeast Nigeria; 

Whereas for several years the United States Government has 

provided assistance for women and girls targeted by Boko 

Haram and individuals displaced by Boko Haram violence, and has assisted in combating Boko Haram; 

Whereas in section 1(c) of Public Law 114–266 (130 Stat. 

1383), Congress stated that ‘‘lack of economic opportunity and access to education, justice, and other social 


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services contributes to the ability of Boko Haram to 

radicalize and recruit individuals’’; 

Whereas educating girls transforms societies for the better by 

giving girls the knowledge and tools to make positive decisions about their futures, live healthier lives, provide 

nurturing environments for their families, and play active 

roles in their communities and economies; 

Whereas the United States Government has appropriated 

$15,000,000 in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 for programs 

to combat child marriage; 

Whereas in section 2 of the Women, Peace, and Security Act 

of 2017 (Public Law 115–68; 131 Stat. 1202), Congress 

found that ‘‘[w]omen in conflict-affected regions have 

achieved significant success in . . . moderating violent 

extremism . . . and stabilizing societies by enhancing the 

effectiveness of security services, peacekeeping efforts, institutions, and decisionmaking processes’’; and 

Whereas section 4 of the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 

2017 (22 U.S.C. 2152j) states, ‘‘It shall be the policy of 

the United States to promote the meaningful participation of women in all aspects of overseas conflict prevention, management, and resolution, and post-conflict relief 

and recovery efforts’’: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the tragic tenth anniversary of 

3 the Chibok girls kidnapping and calls for the imme4 diate release of all Boko Haram captives, especially 

5 the remaining Chibok girls and Leah Sharibu; 

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1 ward to share their stories and experiences at great 

2 personal risk; 

3 (3) urges the Government of Nigeria, in co4 operation with regional partners and the inter5 national community, to redouble efforts to defeat 

6 Boko Haram and related terrorist groups; 

7 (4) calls on the Government of Nigeria— 

8 (A) to prioritize the recovery of women and 

9 girls who have been abducted and enslaved by 

10 Boko Haram; 

11 (B) to work to determine the whereabouts 

12 of the thousands of missing people in Nigeria 

13 and provide a full accounting of the number of 

14 missing girls; 

15 (C) to undertake concrete efforts to reduce 

16 the stigmatization and marginalization of those 

17 abducted by Boko Haram and provide coun18 seling and support; 

19 (D) to allow women and girls to be re20 united with their families whenever appropriate; 

21 and 

22 (E) to accept international assistance in a 

23 timely manner when offered; 

24 (5) encourages continued efforts by the United 

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1 lated terrorist groups through development and se2 curity partnerships with Nigeria and other regional 

3 partners; 

4 (6) calls on the Department of State and the 

5 Department of Defense to rapidly implement the 5- 

6 year regional strategy required under Public Law 

7 114–266 to address the grievous threat posed by 

8 Boko Haram and other violent extremist organiza9 tions; and 

10 (7) requests that the Department of State track 

11 and report the number of missing persons kidnapped 

12 by Boko Haram and include such information in its 

13 annual Trafficking in Persons Report. 

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