Islamist extremists Boko Haram continue their long reign of terror in Northeast Nigeria, this time kidnapping 60 women and girls, and 31 boys. Witnesses on Tuesday said that the terrorists took married women, along with some of their children ranging from three to 15 years of age.
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau released a video Monday of what is understood to be some of the reported 276 schoolgirls kidnapped from the the Nigerian region of Chibok. In the clip, Shekau claims the girls were “liberated” by their conversion to Islam and is essentially using them as a bargaining chip.
The brewing situation in Nigeria involving the Boko Haram kidnapping of nearly 300 schoolgirls from a northern portion of the country last month has shocked the world. The “#BringBackOurGirls” movement launched recently has been steadily growing, and got a big boost when First Lady Michelle Obama showed her support.
