News Boko Haram Gunmen Kidnap Girls in Nigeria

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Approximately 240 Nigerian schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram while taking a physics exam, raising questions about Nigeria's ability to address such crises and the responsibilities of other nations. The kidnappings are seen as a symptom of deeper issues, including corruption and the rise of extremist groups that exploit perceived injustices. There is a debate over the moral obligation of countries like the U.S. to intervene, especially when other nations with similar resources seem to be absent in providing assistance. The discussion highlights a growing frustration with the international community's lack of action in crises that require military or humanitarian intervention. Ultimately, the situation underscores the need for a collective global response to combat terrorism and support affected nations.
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Astronuc said:
In yet another depraved and inhuman act, Boko Haram burns kids alive in Nigeria, 86 dead: officials
http://news.yahoo.com/boko-haram-burns-kids-alive-northeast-nigeria-witness-113440486.html
What a shame Nigeria is toothless
 
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Astronuc said:
In yet another depraved and inhuman act, Boko Haram burns kids alive in Nigeria, 86 dead: officials
http://news.yahoo.com/boko-haram-burns-kids-alive-northeast-nigeria-witness-113440486.html
This is beyond sad - again. :oldcry:
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
What a shame Nigeria is toothless
And those with teeth choose not to use them.
 
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One of the 219 kidnapped schoolgirls has been found.
http://www.npr.org/sections/paralle...fter-first-of-219-missing-schoolgirls-rescued
The rescue of former Boko Haram teenage schoolgirl captive, Amina Ali Nkeki, has raised hopes and expectations. . . . Civilian vigilante forces who were assisting the military found Ali on Tuesday wandering the outskirts of the Sambisa Forest, a Boko Haram stronghold. She was with her 4-month-old baby and a man who called himself her husband.
 
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Crisis in Cameroon caused to Boko Haram and their criminal activities
https://www.yahoo.com/news/silent-crisis-boko-haram-hit-cameroon-un-150228080.html

Geneva (AFP) - Unabated attacks by Boko Haram in Cameroon have sparked soaring food insecurity and driven 190,000 people from their homes, creating fertile ground for recruitment by the jihadists, the UN warned.

In addition, Cameroon is hosting 60,000 refugees from Nigeria and another 312,000 from the Central African Republic, amounting to more than 500,000 displaced people in all.

The number at risk of going hungry, she said, has meanwhile soared from 900,000 to 2.4 million since January, as Boko Haram fighters have continued to attack fields and food supply routes.
 

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