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oberliner

(58,724 posts)
Fri Jan 16, 2015, 04:23 PM Jan 2015

Nigeria's Boko Haram Imprisons Hundreds of Women and Children in Baga

Source: NBC News

Boko Haram, the Nigerian Islamist terror group, has rounded up hundreds of women and children and imprisoned them in a school following what appears to be its deadliest attack, survivors and a local official said.

Fighters from the sect drove into the bush and rounded up the victims, who were fleeing an assault on the fishing town of Baga last week, witnesses told the human rights group Amnesty International.

"Boko Haram took around 300 women and kept us in a school in Baga," a woman who was detained for four days told Amnesty. "They released the older women, mothers and most of the children after four days but are still keeping the younger women."

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/missing-nigeria-schoolgirls/nigerias-boko-haram-imprisons-hundreds-women-children-baga-n287621

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Nigeria's Boko Haram Imprisons Hundreds of Women and Children in Baga (Original Post) oberliner Jan 2015 OP
To be used as sex slaves, it sounds like (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jan 2015 #1
"still keeping the younger women". Big surprise there. Bastards. 7962 Jan 2015 #2
Because no one else is willing to walk the beat. christx30 Jan 2015 #3
according to a NPR report i heard this morning, the government isn't making it easy shireen Jan 2015 #4
No arguement here. christx30 Jan 2015 #5
They should realize that any action we take would make THEM look better 7962 Jan 2015 #6
Post removed Post removed Jan 2015 #7
 

7962

(11,841 posts)
2. "still keeping the younger women". Big surprise there. Bastards.
Fri Jan 16, 2015, 05:38 PM
Jan 2015

It may be time to ramp up some effective intel on these animals and then give them a thrashing they wont soon forget. Like it or not, the US is still the policeman of the world.

christx30

(6,241 posts)
3. Because no one else is willing to walk the beat.
Fri Jan 16, 2015, 05:48 PM
Jan 2015

Nigeria is useless in this fight. Everybody is wanting something done to help these people. But no one is willing to put up the money.

shireen

(8,333 posts)
4. according to a NPR report i heard this morning, the government isn't making it easy
Fri Jan 16, 2015, 05:57 PM
Jan 2015

Nigeria has a corrupt government with a military that has a bad human rights record. Countries like the US want to help but the Nigerian government is not helpful. Any money poured into it will land in secret bank accounts held by the elite. It's a big mess.

christx30

(6,241 posts)
5. No arguement here.
Fri Jan 16, 2015, 06:02 PM
Jan 2015

President Goodluck would be out of his depth working in a casino, much less the president of a nation with 173 million people.

 

7962

(11,841 posts)
6. They should realize that any action we take would make THEM look better
Fri Jan 16, 2015, 06:22 PM
Jan 2015

A successful operation would allow the Nigerian govt, however inept, to appear victorious.
But otherwise, we'd have to just do it with or without their approval

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