In Maiduguri, Nigeria 115 female students were abducted from
school by Islamic extremists. The Nigerian military reported that almost all of
the school girls were returned but the principal of the school said that only
14 of the 115 were returned. The girls that returned all had escaped from the abductors.
A reward of $300,000 was offered for information that would lead to the release
of the girls. Schools had been cancelled in the area due to the attacks three
weeks ago but the girls were called back to take their final exams. This
abduction is one of many involving students. Extremists sometimes kill them, like
in February when 59 students were burned to death in their dorms for going to
school that is un-Islamic. Kidnapping the girls is a scary fate for them
because they could be used as cooks, sex slaves, or porters. Considering that
only 5 percent of children in Nigeria are able to go to school it is
heartbreaking to see that they are under attack for it.
Monique Martinez
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/04/16/world/africa/ap-af-nigeria-kidnapped-girls.html?ref=world&_r=0
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