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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)
Thu May 1, 2014, 05:01 PM May 2014

Have to say, I agree:

Khaled Bey ?@KhaledBeydoun 1m

If the 234 kidnapped girls were White #BringBackOurGirls would headline news on CNN, Fox & every channel in between pic.twitter.com/rgnEtWV1oY



Mikki Kendall ?@Karnythia 53m
It would be nice to at least know the girls names. Their plans for the future, tell us something about them. And then #BringBackOurGirls

Idman Hussein ?@LaylaIdman 15s
The families of those girls shouldn't have to plead for help. Disgusting. #BringBackOurGirls #LRT


Nigerian Militants Sell Kidnapped Schoolgirls as Child Brides for as little as $12

Abducted children are reportedly being sold off as brides for as little as $12. Outrage over the government's failure to free the young captives is growing in Nigeria with mass protests in recent days

Nigerian officials say they are negotiating with local rebels over the release of about 180 abducted schoolgirls, many of whom have reportedly already been sold as child brides.

The Boko Haram militants, who abducted the children ages 12 to 17 two weeks ago, are demanding an unspecified ransom from Borno state officials, a community leader told the Associated Press. He also said that two of the girls, who were taken after completing their final exams and driven off to the remote Sambisa forest, have died from snake bites.

On Wednesday reports emerged that the girls were being sold for $12 each and forced to marry. Some have been taken across the border into Chad and Cameroon, their families say.

http://time.com/83819/nigeria-schoolgirls-kidnapped-ransom-release/



#BringbackourGirls - Masses Turn Out For Protests, Boko Haram Negotiator Emerges

Hundreds of Nigerians protested in Abuja, Ibadan, Kaduna, Lagos and Kano over the schoolgirls abducted from Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, more than two weeks ago. The protesters in Abuja demanded at the National Assembly that the federal government provide concrete news in 24 hours concerning the fate of the girls or the protests would continue.


Defying the heavy rain, the protesters commenced the march from the Unity Fountain, near the Transcorp Hilton Hotel and were led by the former Vice-President of the World Bank, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili.

Others who joined the march included the wife of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Titi; wife of the former Chief Justice of the Federation, Mrs. Maryam Uwais; renowned civil rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), civil society activists; professionals; youth groups; and students.

Upon reaching the National Assembly complex, they were met at the entrance by Senate President David Mark, who addressed the rally, saying the lawmakers were also angry at the situation and were working round the clock with the security agencies to ensure that the girls are rescued.

Meanwhile, a negotiator has emerged who thinks he would be able to broker the release of the abducted girls from Boko Haram. The intermediary told Channel 4 News.

http://www.romancemeetslife.com/2014/05/bringbackourgirls-masses-turn-out-for.html

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aquart

(69,014 posts)
1. Any man in possession of a stolen girl needs a severe lesson.
Thu May 1, 2014, 05:11 PM
May 2014

As for the kidnappers, ah, there is nothing too bad to happen to them. Boko Haram, cursed by the god they defile.

CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)
2. I'm sure there must be a way to track down the militants
Thu May 1, 2014, 05:12 PM
May 2014

in the forest using cell phone triangulation and body heat sensors etc.

CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)
5. But this is a huge group. It's easier to hide one person.
Thu May 1, 2014, 05:35 PM
May 2014

And you'd be surprised: terrorist groups these days have official twitter accounts etc.

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
8. They've probably already had their genitalia severed,
Fri May 2, 2014, 09:55 AM
May 2014

maybe their vaginas stitched up, too, the way some FGM is practiced. Now they're all getting raped.

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