UN gives top prize to Chibok girls negotiator
A total of 106 of the Chibok girls have been released, found or escaped (AFP Photo/Sunday AGHAEZE)/ Abuja (AFP) - A Nigerian lawyer who helped secure the release of more than 100 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram was on Monday awarded one of the United Nations' top prizes. The UNHCR said Zannah Mustapha was given the annual Nansen award for his "crucial mediating" role as well as his work helping children affected by the long-running conflict. Last year's recipients of the award were more than 2,000 volunteers who saved the lives of ...
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