Staff Writer
Angry
Nigerians rallied for days after the government took little action to find the
230 missing girls that were kidnapped by militants about one month ago. In the
dead of night, they kidnapped the girls from a local high school and forced
them into trucks on April 16 in the town of Chibok. Roughly 200 girls are still
missing.
Daily
protests are occurring with an increased number of participants. Hundreds
gathered and wept, chanting “bring back our girls” all the while. Angry Chibok
residents set off to find the girls shortly after the abductions last month; however,
the nine hour search was unsuccessful. Asabe Kwambura, principal of the
Government Girls Secondary School, said, “From my records, 43 girls have so far
escaped on their own from their kidnappers. We still have 187 girls missing.” No
statements have yet been made by any of the escaped girls.
In
response to the protests, Nigeria’s Defense Military stated its full commitment
to the search for the girls. It said, “A lot of information has been received
in the efforts at securing the freedom of the girls. The armed forces assures
all Nigerians that it will continue to appraise every information received
during this operation accordingly.” Despite this statement, angry Nigerians
have taken to social media to demand more support from the government, using
hashtags such as “#BringBackOurGirls.”
