President says believes kidnapped girls still in Nigeria

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Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday he believed 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants last month in an attack that has stirred global outrage are still in his country and have not been moved to neighboring Cameroon.

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British experts arrived in Nigeria on Friday to advise the government on the search.

"There are stories that they have moved them outside of the country. But if they move that number of girls to Cameroon, people will see, so I believe they are still in Nigeria," Jonathan told journalists.

"We are also working with the experts that will use remote sensors to see them (insurgents) wherever they are. So that basically says they are within the Sambisa area," Jonathan said, referring to a forest that is a known Boko Haram hideout near the school from where the girls were abducted.

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"A team of UK experts who will advise and support the Nigerian authorities in its response to the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls touched down in Abuja this morning," a statement from the British Foreign Office said. They included diplomats, aid workers and Ministry of Defense officials. "The team will be working closely with U.S. counterparts and others to coordinate efforts," as well as looking at longer term solutions to the crisis, the statement said.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/09/us-nigeria-girls-idUSBREA480EC20140509

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France has their experts there now and will be sending troops soon.

Around 10 experts from the external DGSE intelligence service with satellite observation knowledge would first be sent to join United States and British teams, official sources said.

Earlier reports have France sending 3,000 troops to the region (including Nigeria's neighbors) this summer to help capture Boko Harum. China has promised any intelligence they receive from their satellites.

[951-Riverside]

1. These girls didnt disappear into thin air, this slime ball knows exactly where they are

but hey maybe I'm expecting too much from a 3rd world President who dresses like a 70's NYC Pimp.

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[Sunlei]

2. I'm glad the French are there to help along with some of our people. That Gov is pretty corrupt-

Goodluck, probably knows exactly where that gang of wilding, looting, Boko people hang out locally.