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07.May
May 07, 2014

Nigeria: Bring back our girls

editor:Vanessa Ellingham

Nigerians find themselves in an increasingly infuriating situation, as their government struggles to show any serious sign of rescuing the more than 276 schoolgirls who were abducted from their school more than three weeks ago.

Boko Haram, the Islamist militant group which has claimed responsibility for the attack, has threatened to sell the girls.

Yesterday another 11 schoolgirls were kidnapped in the same region, with Boko Haram also the likely perpetrators.

The USA has pledged to dispatch officials to aid recovery efforts, after many criticised the slow response, both within Nigeria and internationally.

Just in the last week, protests under the banner #BringBackOurGirls suddenly erupted around the world, with the hastag having been retweeted more than one million times.

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