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Showing posts with label #Bringbackourgirls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Bringbackourgirls. Show all posts

Friday, 16 May 2014

#‎BringBackOurGirls‬: Boko Haram and the Sultan of Brunei couldn’t care less about Western outrage.

Photo by: inquisitr.com
Photo by: inquisitr.com

Nigeria’s homegrown, al-Qaeda linked militant group, Boko Haram, brags openly that it recently kidnapped about 300 young Nigerian girls. It boasts that it will sell them into sexual slavery.
Those terrorists have a long and unapologetic history of murdering kids who dare to enroll in school, and Christians in general. For years, Western aid groups have pleaded with the State Department to at least put Boko Haram on the official list of terrorist groups. But former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s team was reluctant to come down so harshly, in apparent worry that some might interpret such condemnation as potentially offensive to Islamic sensitivities.

Friday, 9 May 2014

More American Senators Lends Their Support To #Bringbackourgirls campaign [photos]

Senator Richard Blumenthal It’s unimaginable that more than 270 young girls in Nigeria are now being sold as slaves simply because they strived for an education. My staff and I stand with these girls and their families. #BringBackOurGirls -RB
Congressman Steve Cohen
 I’ve worked with the U.S. Department of State & House Committee on Foreign Affairs Democrats to support U.S. efforts to #BringBackOurGirls. Thanks to First Lady Michelle Obama for the inspiration!Congresswoman Jackie Speier

Thursday, 8 May 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: 310 People Killed in Latest Boko Haram Attack; Hundreds of Girls Remain Missing

Watch this videoNigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, whose country's effort to subdue Boko Haram has been largely ineffective, declared in a speech Thursday that the terror group's abductions of schoolgirls would be its undoing.
"I believe the kidnap of these girls will be the beginning of the end for terror in Nigeria," he said at the opening of the World Economic Forum meeting in Abuja.
The abductions and an attack this week that left more than 300 people dead have focused worldwide attention on Nigeria's fight with terrorists.
The world still doesn't know what happened to the 276 girls kidnapped almost a month ago, except that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said he plans to sell them.

#BringBackOurGirls: More countries Join US, UK, France,China,Canada to Rescue Abducted Girls

President Goodluck Jonathan (R) holds hands with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang during a meeting at the presidential villa in Abuja on May 7, 2014. Li vowed to boost trade and investment with Nigeria, Africa's biggest economy and leading oil producer, as he met embattled President Goodluck Jonathan for talks. AFP PHOTO
The build-up of an international coalition ready to assist Nigeria in locating and rescuing the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted in Chibok, Borno State by Boko Haram terrorists three weeks ago got a boost, yesterday, as France and China and Canada joined the United States and the United Kingdom in the search and rescue operation.

Both the US and the UK had earlier given their word to President Goodluck Jonathan to assist Nigeria.

The abduction of the girls had triggered series of protests across Nigeria and in some other countries, with protesters demanding that world leaders should take drastic actions to rescue the girls. The Twitter hash-tag,‘#BringBackOurGirls’, put together to push the rescue of the girls, is trending globally, with prominent world leaders lending their voice and support to the demand for their freedom.

France joins rescue efforts

#bringbackourgirls: Britain, China, Canada Step In As Michelle Obama Shows Her Support

Michelle Obama shows her support

Michelle Obama added her voice to the global campaign to bring home the missing Nigerian girls, who were kidnapped from their school on April 15.

However, three foreign countries, Britain, China and Canada have concluded plans to deploy their intelligence gathering equipment, including Satellite Imaging and advanced tracking systems, to assist Nigeria’s security agencies in the search and rescue operation for the abducted schoolgirls.

Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Bring Back Our Girls: Why the World Is Finally Talking About Nigeria's Kidnapped Girls


The girls were relaxing in their dorms at the Government Girls Secondary School in the northern Nigerian town of Chibok when gunmen arrived in trucks, cars and on motorcycles.
There were dozens of them — suspected jihadis with the Boko Haram Islamic group — and they were heavily armed. After shooting the guards, and setting fire to houses, the terrorists kidnapped nearly 300 of the girls and drove off into the woods.
That was on April 15. The girls haven't been heard from since.

Monday, 5 May 2014

MUST WATCH VIDEO: PATIENCE JONATHAN (NIGERIAN FIRST LADY) CRIES OVER MISSING SCHOOLGIRLS

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The emotional Nigerian First Lady, Patience Jonathan, broke down in tears on hearing the latest news on the abduction of the girls of the Government Girls Secondary Schools in Chibok, at a meeting that took place at Aso Villa with the principal of the schoo in attendance. One wonders if she is not crying more than the bereaved. Why did the government wait this long to show their concern about this issue? 

Sunday, 4 May 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: President Jonathan Meets Principal Of Chibok High School In Abuja


The principal of Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok Mrs. Asabe Kwabura was summoned to a high level security meeting in Abuja today as pressure mounts of the government of Nigeria from protesters and high profile individuals around the world to rescue missing high school girls in Chibok, Borno state. 
Mrs. Kwabura was led to the Abuja meeting by the Governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima. The meeting which held behind close doors had in attendance the director general of the State Security Services, The inspector general of police and several security chiefs.
Mrs. Asabe Kwabura

Saturday, 3 May 2014

Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran Support the ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ Movement

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Incarcerated singer Chris Brown and his ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran are among the celebrities who have joined forces to bring attention to the 234 missing Nigerian schoolgirls who were kidnapped by militants 2 weeks ago.
Someone updated Brown’s official Twitter account today with this haunting image of a young Nigerian girl in tears. The caption reads “#Bring Back Our Girls.”

So far neither President Barack Obama or talk show titan Oprah have spoken publicly about the kidnapping. Ironically, Oprah used her own personal funds to build a school for girls in South Africa. But nowadays Oprah’s name is in the headlines as one of 10 wealthy blacks who have shown an interest in purchasing the LA Clippers NBA team — despite the fact that the current owner, Donald Sterling, has no plans to sell his franchise to anyone.