US: Kidnapped Girls Taken out of Nigeria

The United States said yesterday that it is concerned that many of the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped in northern Nigeria three weeks ago have been moved out of the country.

State Department spokeswoman, Marie Harf, shared Washington’s assessment after local officials in Northeastern told AFP that the girls had likely been taken to nearby Chad or Cameroon.

The Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, has claimed responsibility for taking the girls from school, and its leader, Abubakar Shekau, declared his plan to sell them as slaves in a video released Monday.

“Many of them have likely been moved out of the country to neighboring countries,” Harf said, responding to reporters’ questions as news of the abduction began to climb up the world news agenda.

Harf said Washington provides Nigeria with “counter-terrorism assistance” in the form of intelligence sharing and was standing by to assist “in any way we think that is appropriate.”

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6 Responses to “US: Kidnapped Girls Taken out of Nigeria”

  1. Unknown's avatar

    Which way Nigeria…?Which way to go…?Do we love our Father land? I want to know.Well said-political rivalry is responsible for Boko Haram .Little wonder most Nigerians can’t say the National Anthem and the pledge.God help Nigeria.

  2. Unknown's avatar
    Udemezue Adolphus Reply May 6, 2014 at 12:57

    Nigeria govt.; how can u know where d school girls are when u care less about life, but care most about power n money!, Very poor, unfair.

  3. Unknown's avatar
    Udemezue Adolphus Reply May 6, 2014 at 12:56

    Their is no vain saying, we see what we valued most, Nigeria; we don’t know where our school girls are, America; ur school girls are no more in Nigeria.

  4. Unknown's avatar

    in any situation,i belive there must being an change,becouse change is possible,i belive wt time.

  5. Unknown's avatar

    So u people know that Buhari is behind all this and u can’t arrest him and deal with him according to the rules,u are here calling people names and even alawed him[BUHARI] within your mist

  6. Unknown's avatar

    We need to do something be4 is 2 late

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