Wednesday, April 30, 2014
More on the Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls
It's difficult to find out what is happening (my earlier post is here). The rumors are that the kidnapped teenagers have either been sold as wives outside Nigeria or that they have been forced to marry some of the Boko Haram extremists. Relatives have tried to find the girls, without success so far, but it's not clear what, if anything, the Nigerian government is doing.
The crime of the girls was to be at school. Boko Haram is opposed to all Western-style education, but not apparently to the kidnapping and rape of young girls.
Added later: Two stories relevant for understanding what the Nigerian government is doing and should be doing.