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.
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