Nigeria kidnapping: 60 girls and women, 31 boys said to be abducted

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Nigeria kidnapping: 60 girls and women, 31 boys said to be abducted

June 24, 2014

Robyn Dixon contact the reporter

CrimeKidnappingDemocracy

At least 91 people – more than 60 women and girls, and 31 schoolboys – were abducted last week by suspected Boko Haram militants, two months after the terror group kidnapped more than 300 schoolgirls in northeastern Nigeria, according to witnesses.

Local media reported about 60 people were abducted in attacks on villages south of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, between Thursday and Saturday.

Sunday Alamba / Associated Press

Women attend a demonstration in Lagos, Nigeria, calling on the government to rescue schoolgirls kidnapped by the radical Islamist group Boko Haram.

The attack comes as more than 270 schoolgirls are still being held by Boko Haram more than two months after their abductions from a school in Chibok town in April. Several dozen of the girls managed to escape.

About 30 people were reported to have been killed by the extremists in the latest attack. Elderly residents fled their homes, trekking 15 miles to seek help.

Among those abducted by gunmen were women with young children and babies – a common occurrence in Borno state since last year, Nigeria’s Premium Times reported.

Boko Haram, a violent Islamist militia fighting for an Islamic state in Nigeria stepped up its attacks beginning five years ago and has recently launched violent raids on villages, markets, bus stations, churches and schools.

Nigeria has also seen bomb attacks on soccer fans watching World Cup soccer matches at public soccer viewing venues, which have been blamed on Boko Haram.

Last week’s attacks were on Kummabza, Yaga and Dagu, in the Damboa local government area, according to witnesses cited in local media reports.

Nigerian local and federal government officials and police haven’t confirmed the reports. But Premium Times quoted an unnamed federal security official who confirmed the abductions took place, while a village councilor confirmed the kidnappings to Associated Press.

Attacks on villages in northeastern Nigeria have been occurring almost daily, with Nigeria’s army seemingly incapable of enforcing security in vast swaths of the country.

The abductions of the Chibok schoolgirls put intense international pressure on Nigeria’s government and military to recover the girls and restore security in the northeast. Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau released a chilling video in which he threatened to sell the schoolgirls into slavery.

But Nigerian authorities appear to lack the will or capacity to overcome the security crisis. Boko Haram has demanded the release of prisoners in return for surrendering the Chibok girls but Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has ruled out negotiating with terrorists. Military commanders have said a military-style rescue is impractical because it would result in the deaths of many of the hostages.

Given the deadlock, Nigerians are questioning how the girls will be released.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said earlier this month that he had been trying to negotiate the release of the girls, but had been given no support from the Nigerian government. He said it would be a “near-miracle” if all the girls were returned to their parents alive.

Obasanjo said the government should have acted immediately after the girls were taken in order to secure their release.

Nigeria’s military have been strongly criticized for failing to intervene to protect villages under attack and for failing to take steps to recover the missing girls.

Nigerian authorities have accused activists who have been campaigning for the girls’ release under the Twitter hashtag #BringBackOurGirls of being aligned with Nigeria’s opposition, and acting out of political motives, claims the activists have

http://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-nigeria-kidnapping-20140624-story.html

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I think someone is going to be getting a timeout soon.

Edited June 25, 2014 by Kathryn41

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I think someone is going to be getting a timeout soon.

Someone is imploding again!!

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For the record I did not report you.. I've never reported anyone here..

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For the record I did not report you.. I've never reported anyone here..

Well, I am reporting you. Weirdo...

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Allah betrayed him- lol!

lol oops

sara

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For the record I did not report you.. I've never reported anyone here..

I agree with your own personal policy. This is not grade school and there is no need for rats or tattle- tails. If someone is "mean" to me I either respond or just let them have their say. There are to many people,from to many countries, with to many differing veiwpoints on to many topics that it is pointless to "rat" people out who share opposing opinions.

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It doesn't. Myself and many others are muslims and follow Islam, yet we live our lives in peace. It's the same thing if a country was ruled by people who read the Bible and wanted to follow it strictly to the letter. An extremist in any religion would have the same effect.

Edited June 25, 2014 by Kathryn41

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I think someone is going to be getting a timeout soon.

Man if that does not get him banished to Netherlands nothing will . Now I am curious. You were smart and edited the reply, Will it cause such an overreaction they delete your xxxxxxxxxxxxx's also ?

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It doesn't. Myself and many others are muslims and follow Islam, yet we live our lives in peace. It's the same thing if a country was ruled by people who read the Bible and wanted to follow it strictly to the letter. An extremist in any religion would have the same effect.

and the problem with many Muslim countries is they have Religious extremist people running the country. If some of our more fundamental religions here in America, could pass any law they wished, I shudder to think what we would become.

Edited June 25, 2014 by The Nature Boy

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Can we all get along///

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Man if that does not get him banished to Netherlands nothing will . Now I am curious. You were smart and edited the reply, Will it cause such an overreaction they delete your xxxxxxxxxxxxx's also ?

Those were my thoughts exactly.. I wanted to see if they would strike the reply if I edited out the advocating violence piece.. I'm a tad shocked it is still up.

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Those were my thoughts exactly.. I wanted to see if they would strike the reply if I edited out the advocating violence piece.. I'm a tad shocked it is still up.

Truly guys? He posted his feelings and thoughts and it's easy to separate the emotion of it. There's a double standard from radical leftists to force a self-important anti-offend agenda upon those with whom they disagree. Everyday in the news we hear of radical islamists beheading men, women, and children. They carry on kidnappings, bombings, and behaviors in the name of someone they call god. In truth, most islamic people do not participate in these crimes against humanity, but there are far too few people of Islam who openly condemn it. From a leftist viewpoint, the conservative who condemns radical islam (little eye intendeded) should be labeled as islamophobic; a label that's fun for them but doesn't match up to the world smell test.

Edited June 25, 2014 by ExExpat

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Slandering an entire group of people. Against TOS but who cares right?

I openly condemn all radical islamists whose intention is to murder those they deem as infidels. That includes all those under the bloody feet of the truth cartoon you quoted from one of my previous posts. These are the people who carry out daily attacks ignored by you, and remembered by people like me.

Edited June 25, 2014 by ExExpat