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'I think of them': Abducted Nigerian schoolgirls remembered

Sculptures created by French artist Prune Nourry, Inspired by ancient Nigerian Ife terracotta heads, titled "Statues Also Breathe," and representing the remaining 108 Chibok still in captivity are displayed in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday , Dec. 13, 2022. [AP Photo]

Margret Yama's phone screensaver is a picture of her cousin, Rifkatu Galang, who is still held by Boko Haram extremists nearly nine years after she and 275 other girls were seized from their school in northeastern Nigeria.

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