A cikin watan Janairu na shekarar 2014, wasu 'yan bindiga sun sace yara 15 daga wata makaranta a wata jihar arewa maso yamma, Sokoto. A garin Chibok na Borno shekaru goma da suka gabata ne sace-sacen makaranta a Najeriya ya shiga kanun labarai tare da sace 'yan matan makaranta sama da 200 da masu tsattsauran ra'ayin Islama suka yi a shekarar 2014. Wasu har yanzu suna cikin bautar ciki har da kusan 100 na' yan matan Chibok, amma makarantu ba su ne kawai manufa ba.