Dapchi is a town in Yobe State, northeast Nigeria. It is 75 kilometres south of the border with Niger.
Main article: Dapchi schoolgirls kidnapping |
On 19 February 2018, 110 girls were kidnapped from the Government Science and Technical College in Dapchi by Boko Haram insurgents.[1] On 21 March 2018, 101 of the girls were dropped back to the town.[2]