Onize is WORLD’s Africa reporter and deputy global desk chief. She is a World Journalism Institute graduate and earned a journalism degree from Minnesota State University–Moorhead. Onize resides in Abuja, Nigeria.
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Jeffrey Woodke is the first American kidnapped from the Western Africa country
Deaths come one week after Nigerian government declared the group unlawful
Government confirms the girls are now in state custody
The attack in Maiduguri is the latest strike on the region after months of silence
Ongoing protests highlight the country’s continued struggle with inequality
Government opponents see the move as an official attempt to silence dissent
Kenyan officials say they had insufficient intelligence reports prior to the attack
U.S.-based group says UN peacekeepers are failing their mission
Money intended to help those displaced by Boko Haram violence ended up in officials’ pockets instead
The incident marks a turning point in the restive Oromia region
