Sambisa Forest
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| Elevation | 359 |
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| Locations | Maiduguri |
| Borno | |
| Nigeria | |
| Forest cover | Sudanese savannah |
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| ID | 1003424 |
About Sambisa Forest
The Sambisa Forest is a forest in Borno State, northeast Nigeria. It is in the southwestern part of Chad Basin National Park, about 60 kilometres southeast of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State.
Why Nigeria's lax attitude to names is causing a fuss
... Some charities made lists of the 57 girls who, within hours of their kidnapping, managed to jump out of the trucks being used to ferry them into the Sambisa Forest stronghold of the Boko Haram jihadists who had raided the school...
Nigeria's Chibok girls: Why was this former captive treated differently?
... Between 2016 and 2018, three Chibok girls were found or rescued in the Sambisa Forest hideout of Boko Haram by the Nigerian military, while 103 were freed following negotiations between the Nigerian government and the militants...
'Why I returned to Boko Haram and how I escaped'
... He had gone off to battle when the military attacked their camp in the Sambisa Forest, rescuing Aisha and dozens of other wives...
Sambisa Forest Photos
