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60 females, 31 boys, abducted in Northeast Nigeria
ABC News ^ | Haruna Umar, Michelle Faul

Posted on 06/24/2014 3:55:29 AM PDT by Eleutheria5

Islamic extremists have abducted 60 more girls and women and 31 boys from villages in northeast Nigeria, witnesses said Tuesday.

Security forces denied the kidnappings. Nigeria's government and military have attracted widespread criticism for their slow response to the abductions of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped April 15.

There was no way to safely and independently confirm the report from Kummabza, 150 kilometers (95 miles) from Maiduguri, capital of Borno state and headquarters of a military state of emergency that has failed to curtail near-daily attacks by Boko Haram fighters.

Kummabza resident Aji Khalil said Tuesday the abductions took place Saturday in an attack in which four villagers were killed. Khalil is a member of one of the vigilante groups that have had some success in repelling Boko Haram attacks with primitive weapons.

A senior local councilor from the village's Damboa local government told The Associated Press that abductions had occurred but requested anonymity because he was not authorized to give information to reporters. He said elderly survivors of the attack had walked some 25 kilometers (15 miles) to the relative safety of other villages.

The Damboa council secretary, Modu Mustapha, said he could not confirm or deny the abductions and directed a reporter to the council chairman, Alamin Mohammed, who did not answer phone calls or respond to text messages.

Boko Haram has been demanding the release of detained members in exchange for its hostages but President Goodluck Jonathan has said he will not consider a swap.

A strategy to rescue the girls appears to have reached an impasse. Nigeria's military has said it knows where they are but fears their abductors would kill them if any military action is taken.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bokoharam; children; kidnapping; nigeria
All just economic problems. Nothing to do with religion. Didn't happen on TV. Move along.
1 posted on 06/24/2014 3:55:29 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
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To: Eleutheria5

More of Obama’s people doing their thing,
protected by Obama, who presides for Islam
... and against the US Constitution and American people.


2 posted on 06/24/2014 3:57:23 AM PDT by Diogenesis
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To: Eleutheria5
#BRINGOURGIRLSHOMEANDWE'RENOTTOOCONCERNEDABOUTTHEBOYS
3 posted on 06/24/2014 3:58:58 AM PDT by laweeks
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To: Eleutheria5
sounds like they are proselytizing the old fashioned way, just like muhammed did
4 posted on 06/24/2014 4:01:55 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Eleutheria5

In response to the hijacking of Islam by radicals there were mass protests by millions of moderate mainstream Muslims around world. Oh, wait … Never mind.


5 posted on 06/24/2014 4:49:04 AM PDT by Petrosius
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New hash tag needed!

Notice how the media dropped the story? Since michelle’s hashtag didn’t bring back the girls they dropped the story entirely, so as not to embarrass michelle.

The true story is bearded savages acting like bearded savages always do, and the unwillingless of this administration to deal with them as they should be dealt with.


6 posted on 06/24/2014 4:49:07 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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Notice how the media dropped the story? Since michelle’s hashtag didn’t bring back the girls they dropped the story entirely, so as not to embarrass michelle.

Also, we haven't heard from all of those Hollywood celebrities who were so outraged and supported Michelle and her hashtag. I guess it was considered "trendy" at the time to support the hashtag, but, as with a lot of things in Hollywood, it was just a passing fad.

7 posted on 06/24/2014 4:57:30 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: laweeks

#WHYWAITFOR72VIRGINSWHENTHEYAREONSALETHISWEEK


8 posted on 06/24/2014 5:03:16 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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Why are the Nigerians not just killing all the moslems? It’s obvious that islam is the problem behind all this. Get islam out of the country and all the problems go with it.


9 posted on 06/24/2014 5:09:08 AM PDT by John O (God Save America (Please))
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What happens when Boko Haran and ISIS start working together? It’s not just Nigerians that are letting the cancer spread.


10 posted on 06/24/2014 5:13:05 AM PDT by grania
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To: Eleutheria5; GeronL

##REALLYMADNOW

##DOSOMETHING

## shows more emphatic concern


11 posted on 06/24/2014 5:20:28 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
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To: grania
What happens when Boko Haran and ISIS start working together? It’s not just Nigerians that are letting the cancer spread.

Generally, every moslem in any non-moslem country should be killed. They are a plague and are at best sleeper terrorists. ISIS is not Nigeria's problem however. Nigeria needs to kill their own moslems and then prevent any others from coming in.

(And yes we should be doing the same exact thing here in the USA. Islam is a plague and is incompatible with our form of government. Those who wish to practise it need to either suicide or go elsewhere. (since the moslem scriptures command them to lie if they can gain advantage by it, no moslem's conversion can be trusted))

12 posted on 06/24/2014 5:26:20 AM PDT by John O (God Save America (Please))
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13 posted on 06/24/2014 6:01:30 AM PDT by traumer
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To: John O
Why are the Nigerians not just killing all the moslems?

I suspect part of the reason is 50% of the population is Muslim. Part of the non-Muslim south (Biafra) tried to break away and form their own country in the late '60s but were thoroughly defeated (with the help of the U.S.).

14 posted on 06/24/2014 6:51:47 AM PDT by Gritty (The war is over. We won. - Michael Yon, Top Iraq War Correspondent, 07/21/2008)
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