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{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}}
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'''Dapchi''' is a town in [[Yobe State]], northeast [[Nigeria]]. It is 75 kilometres south of [[Niger-Nigeria border|the border]] with [[Niger]].

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==History==
{{Main|Dapchi schoolgirls kidnapping}}
On 19 February 2018, [[Dapchi schoolgirls kidnapping|110 girls were]] [[kidnap]]ped from the Government Science and Technical College in Dapchi by [[Boko Haram]] [[Boko Haram insurgency|insurgents]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-security/nigeria-says-110-girls-unaccounted-for-after-boko-haram-attack-idUSKCN1G90Q3 |publisher=[[Reuters]] |title=Nigeria says 110 girls unaccounted for after Boko Haram attack |first=Felix |last=Onuah |date=February 25, 2018 |first2=Alexis |last2=Akwagyiram |editor-first=William |editor-last=Maclean}}</ref> On 21 March 2018, 101 of the girls were dropped back to the town.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43484146|title=Kidnapped schoolgirls freed in Nigeria|date=2018-03-21|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en-GB}}</ref>

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[[Category:Populated places in Yobe State]]


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