Nigeria unrest: 'Attackers abduct 200 schoolgirls'
Source: BBC
Scores of girls have been abducted in an attack on a school in north-east Nigeria, parents say.
Gunmen reportedly arrived at the school in Chibok, Borno state, late last night, and ordered the hostel's teenage residents on to lorries.
Parents told the BBC's Hausa service that at least 200 girls had been abducted. The attackers are thought to be from the Islamist group, Boko Haram.
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Another witness, who requested anonymity, told AFP that gunmen overpowered soldiers who had been deployed to provide extra security ahead of annual exams.
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TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)Xithras
(16,191 posts)As I recall, they raided a school in February and slaughtered 60 kids. There were a bunch of attacks last week that killed over a hundred adults and children travelling to schools.
If these children aren't dead yet, they will be soon.
WhiteTara
(29,704 posts)Boko Haram is a terrible group of people.
kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)cosmicone
(11,014 posts)who continue to teach intolerance towards non-Muslims and a perpetual theme of Jihad, the culture of peace will continue such heinous acts unabated by anyone prominent from the culture condemning it.
Where are the mullahs from Mecca -- mmmmm hmmmm -- all silent.
What about major Muslim leaders like King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia? Nope.
I don't know if the moderate and progressive Muslims remain silent out of fear or subconsciously approve of such atrocities as a part of religion.
Divernan
(15,480 posts)A student, who did not wish to be named and managed to escape, told the BBC they were sleeping when armed men burst into their hostel and asked to be shown the school's store. The schoolgirl said the men loaded the food items in the store into a truck and ordered some of the girls to climb in. The other girls were packed into a bus and two other trucks, one carrying sacks of food and the other petrol..
The girl said the convoy had passed about three villages when the truck she was in developed a fault and was forced to slow down. This gave her and about 10 to 15 other girls the opportunity to jump off and escape into the bush.
Nigerian media reported that two members of the security forces had been killed, and residents said 170 houses were burnt down during the attack.
Boko Haram emerged as a critic of Western-style education, and its militants frequently target schools and educational institutions. This year, the group's fighters have killed more than 1,500 civilians in three states in north-east Nigeria, which are currently under a state of emergency
jamzrockz
(1,333 posts)any country should ban religious funding from Saudi Arabia when they try to infiltrate religious orgs in your country, just say no, no to their money, their freedom fighters and anything they have to offer related to Wahhabi islam. Wahhabi Islam is anti human.
Also understand that the majority of the people they are killing are Muslims northerners not Christians who mainly reside in the south. I truly hope Nigerian govt can eradicate these wild animals masquerading as human beings and return the girls safe.
undeterred
(34,658 posts)The fate of 115 female students abducted by Islamic extremists was thrown into uncertainty Thursday when their school principal denied the Nigerian military's report that almost all the pupils had been freed. "Up till now we are still waiting and praying for the safe return of the students ... the security people, especially the vigilantes and the well-meaning volunteers of Gwoza are still out searching for them. The military people, too, are in the bush searching," the principal, Asabe Kwambura, told The Associated Press by telephone.
She said only 14 of the 129 girls and young women kidnapped by gunmen before dawn Tuesday have returned to Chibok town four who jumped from the back of a truck and 10 who escaped into the bush when their abductors asked them to cook a meal. The principal directly contradicted Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, the Defense Ministry spokesman, who said in a statement late Wednesday night that Kwambura herself had confirmed that all but eight of the students have been accounted for. "The others have been freed this evening," he said. He also said security forces had captured one of the abductors.
Olukolade could not immediately be reached for further comment. School principal Kwambura was adamant: "So let it be clear that all the information passed on to the media by the military concerning 107 girls is not true." Kwambura said the students were kidnapped because of a terrible mistake. She said the insurgents arrived after midnight at her Government Girls' Secondary School wearing military fatigues and posing as soldiers a common tactic used by the insurgents. She said she believed them when they told her that they needed to move the girls for their own safety. So she allowed the extremists posing as soldiers to load the students on to the back of a truck.
It was only as the armed men were leaving, and started shooting, that she realized her mistake. The militants killed a soldier and a police officer guarding the school, she said. Security forces are in hot pursuit of the kidnappers, according to the government. Borno state Gov. Kashim Shettima offered a reward of $300,000 for information leading to the release of the young women, aged between 16 and 18. Shettima told The Associated Press that he wanted to visit Chibok but the military told him it was too dangerous, even under its escort, for him to make the 130-kilometer (80-mile) drive from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state and birthplace of the Boko Haram terrorist network. The area borders the Sambisa Forest that is a known hideout of the extremists and that the military has been pounding with near-daily air raids since January.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nigerian-military-121-kidnapped-students-free-23353981