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317 Girls Kidnapped from Boarding School in Nigeria; Parents Praying for 'Divine Intervention'
The Christian Post ^ | 2/27/21 | Emily Wood

Posted on 03/01/2021 6:38:58 PM PST by marshmallow

Armed militants kidnapped 317 girls from a boarding school early Friday morning in northwest Nigeria following a wave of mass abductions in Africa’s most populous nation.

Nasiru Abdullahi told The Associated Press his daughters, ages 10 and 13, are among the 300 girls abducted from the Government Girls Science Secondary School in Jangebe.

“It is disappointing that even though the military have a strong presence near the school they were unable to protect the girls,” Abdullahi told the AP. “At this stage, we are only hoping on divine intervention.”

The AP reports that Musa Mustapha, a local resident, said gunmen attacked a nearby military camp and checkpoint to prevent soldiers from defending the school during the hours long raid.

The attack began after 1 a.m. as the militants forced some girls into vehicles while others led by foot into the Rugu forest, which spans hundreds of miles across three states, The Wall Street Journal reported.

An unnamed source told CNN that a police officer was killed in the attack.

UNICEF's Nigeria representative, Peter Hawkins, called on the Nigerian government to make schools safe, expressing anger and sadness at “yet another brutal attack.”

“This is a gross violation of children’s rights and a horrific experience for children to go through — one which could have long-lasting effects on their mental health and well-being,” Hawkins said in a statement. “We utterly condemn the attack and call on those responsible to release the girls immediately and for the government to take steps to ensure their safe release and the safety of all other schoolchildren in Nigeria.”

Human Rights Watch, an organization that exposes human rights abuses worldwide, tweeted HRW Nigeria researcher Anietie Ewang's comment about the attack: “The repeated school abductions in Nigeria’s northwest are a worrying sign that......

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TOPICS: Current Events; Islam; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: nigeria; nigerianschoolgirls

1 posted on 03/01/2021 6:38:59 PM PST by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

Orange woman and “Dr.” Jill should unleash the hashtags.


2 posted on 03/01/2021 6:43:50 PM PST by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: marshmallow

#bring back our girls


3 posted on 03/01/2021 6:44:02 PM PST by dforest (RATS are criminals and frauds. Hide anything that belongs to you. They will steal it.)
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To: marshmallow

I will pray for them.


4 posted on 03/01/2021 6:44:49 PM PST by CJ Wolf (wwg1wga Godwins; what is scarier than offensive words? Not being able to say them.. )
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To: marshmallow

Every girl in that country needs to be armed with an Uzi and plenty of ammunition.


5 posted on 03/01/2021 6:45:22 PM PST by Cecily
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To: marshmallow

Slavery is still alive in Africa and the main perps are Black


6 posted on 03/01/2021 6:46:43 PM PST by KTM rider (Expatriated at home by no choice of my own)
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To: marshmallow

Just need a tweet from Michelle......


7 posted on 03/01/2021 6:52:25 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: KTM rider

The main perpetrators are Muslim. Sex slavery has always been a primary purpose of jihad. It’s not an incidental byproduct; it’s a core objective.


8 posted on 03/01/2021 7:04:28 PM PST by sphinx
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To: sphinx
I was going to say that it was Islamics in this case most likely. But not in all cases throughout Africa. But you could be right, as my only information filters through the GOOGLE hole

About 10-20 years ago I read that North African Islamics killed over 9 million SubSaharan African Christians in the early 1990's but all that has disappeared down the GOOGLE hole also

9 posted on 03/01/2021 7:14:31 PM PST by KTM rider (Expatriated at home by no choice of my own)
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To: marshmallow

Why are Nigerian parents still sending their daughters to Boarding Schools when those same schools cannot protect their students from being kidnapped?

Something is really off here.
The kidnappings have been in the news for over the last five years. Still, no schools have any effective plan of protection?
A cynical person might wonder if some parents are not receiving some (monetary?) benefit for leaving their girls vulnerable.


10 posted on 03/01/2021 7:19:00 PM PST by lee martell
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To: marshmallow
I wish those damn Norwegians would stop kidnapping young girls.
11 posted on 03/01/2021 7:37:23 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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To: Lurkinanloomin

“Just need a tweet from Michelle......”

She’s very busy with the Shtruggle.


12 posted on 03/01/2021 7:37:46 PM PST by Rembrandt (-a sure sign a Dem is lying - his lips are moving.)
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To: Rembrandt

Shtruggling with three mansions to choose from can be so tiring........


13 posted on 03/01/2021 7:41:53 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: marshmallow
in a sane world, those smooth brained mouth breathing knuckle draggers would think they were struck by the hand of God...
14 posted on 03/01/2021 8:45:26 PM PST by Chode (Ashli Babbitt - #SayHerNAME)
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To: marshmallow

This is our future under democrat rule if we willingly give up our 2nd amendment right.


15 posted on 03/02/2021 2:51:13 AM PST by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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