edjr 5,564 Posted February 21, 2018 https://www.yahoo.com/news/scores-girls-missing-boko-haram-school-attack-151308136.html Damaturu (Nigeria) (AFP) - More than 100 girls were missing on Wednesday, two days after a Boko Haram attack on their school in northeast Nigeria that has raised fears of a repeat of the 2014 Chibok kidnapping that shocked the world. Islamist militants stormed the Government Girls Science Secondary School in Dapchi, Yobe state, on Monday evening. Locals initially said the girls and their teachers fled. But fears have been growing about the whereabouts of the students, and one schoolgirl who escaped said it was likely they were taken by Boko Haram fighters. "We have every reason to suspect that they were taken away by the attackers," said Aisha Yusuf Abdullahi, 16, who returned to her home in Yobe's commercial hub, Potiskum. Anxious parents and guardians converged on the school on Wednesday to demand answers, with conflicting figures as to how many girls were missing. The Yobe state governor Ibrahim Gaidam said "over 50" remained unaccounted for while the police commissioner of the state said 111 were still missing. "Eight hundred and fifteen students returned to the school and were visibly seen, out of 926 in the school," said state police commissioner Abdulmaliki Sumonu. "The rest are missing. No case of abduction has so far been established," he told reporters in the Yobe state capital, Damaturu. The length of time since the attack and Boko Haram's use of kidnapping as a weapon during its nearly nine-year insurgency has increased fears of another mass abduction. The jihadists gained worldwide notoriety in April 2014 when they abducted 276 girls from their school in Chibok, in neighbouring Borno state. Fifty-seven escaped in the immediate aftermath and since May last year, 107 have either escaped or been released as part of a government-brokered deal. Abubakar Shehu, whose niece is among those missing from Dapchi, said a search of surrounding villages had drawn a blank. "We have the fear that we are dealing with another Chibok scenario," he added. - Confused picture - The state-run boarding school in Dapchi caters for girls aged 11 and above from across Yobe state, which is one of three worst affected by the insurgency. Abdullahi said Monday's attack was "a traumatic experience" and she was lucky to escape. She and others spent the evening in hiding after running to the principal's office. "We were in the mosque and about to start evening prayers when we heard gunshots. We rushed out and ran towards the gate. It was closed," she told AFP. "Out of panic, some climbed the fence to waiting vehicles outside and just jumped in, not knowing whose vehicles they were... "We have not heard from those who entered the vehicles outside the school. We have the feeling they were taken by the gunmen." Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari announced after a weekly cabinet meeting that a government delegation led by the defence and foreign ministers will visit Dapchi on Thursday. "I have directed the military and police to mobilise immediately to ensure that all the missing girls... are found," he added. - Weapon of war - Boko Haram has seized thousands of women and young girls, as well as men and boys of fighting age during the conflict, which has left at least 20,000 dead since 2009. They include some 300 children who were among 500 people abducted from the town of Damasak in November 2014. Getting accurate information from the remote northeast remains difficult. The army still largely controls access and infrastructure has been devastated by the conflict. In 2014, the military initially claimed the Chibok students had all been found but was forced to backtrack when parents and the school principal said otherwise. As the issue gained world attention, via the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls, the then president Goodluck Jonathan was criticised for his lacklustre response. Jonathan's handling of it was seen as contributing to his 2015 election defeat to Buhari, who promised to bring the Boko Haram insurgency to an end. But despite Buhari's repeated claims the group is weakened to the point of defeat, civilians remain vulnerable to suicide attacks and hit-and-run raids. The attack in Dapchi will again raise questions about the government's grip on security. Security analysts told AFP on Tuesday that government ransom payments to secure the release of the Chibok girls could have given the under-pressure group an incentive for financing. "They need money for arms, ammunitions, vehicles, to keep their army of fighters moving across the borders," said Amaechi Nwokolo, from the Roman Institute of International Studies. "They're spending a lot of money on arms and logistics." poor nigerians Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,328 Posted February 21, 2018 https://www.yahoo.com/news/scores-girls-missing-boko-haram-school-attack-151308136.html poor niger :reported: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,564 Posted February 21, 2018 https://www.yahoo.com/news/scores-girls-missing-boko-haram-school-attack-151308136.html poor nigerians Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,328 Posted February 21, 2018 Yea...nice quick edit on your part, racist Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanatastic 2,061 Posted February 21, 2018 It’s a strange day in Nigeria if 100 people don’t get murdered or kidnapped. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimmySmith 2,782 Posted February 21, 2018 DO NOT call it a sh1thole. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dain11279 928 Posted February 21, 2018 Theres another thing thats missing.... Can sizes?!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strike 3,969 Posted February 21, 2018 Theres another thing thats missing.... Can sizes?!? This was my first thought Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mungwater 588 Posted February 21, 2018 This was my first thought Mine was maybe I can get a ticket to black panther now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,640 Posted February 21, 2018 #wedidntbringourgirlsbackbutletsblametrump. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cdub100 3,380 Posted February 21, 2018 Fake news violence at schools only happens in the US Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthernVike 2,080 Posted February 21, 2018 Shithole. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SenatorRock 708 Posted February 21, 2018 The radical left has assured us that human trafficking does not exist and gun violence only occurs in the US. FAKE NEWS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kanil 519 Posted February 21, 2018 Focking sad. I couldn't even imagine my kid going to school one day and not coming home. I'd be absolutely devastated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthernVike 2,080 Posted February 22, 2018 Focking sad. I couldn't even imagine my kid going to school one day and not coming home. I'd be absolutely devastated. I'd personally hunt the motherfockers down and kill them or die trying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sho Nuff 719 Posted February 22, 2018 The radical left has assured us that human trafficking does not exist and gun violence only occurs in the US. FAKE NEWS. Shut up troll Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 4,558 Posted February 22, 2018 I thought there were sixteen vestal virgins heading for the coast, not a hundred. Oh wait no. I always confuse Boko Harum with Procol Harum. These guys are a blacker shade of dark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,328 Posted February 22, 2018 I thought there were sixteen vestal virgins heading for the coast, not a hundred. Oh wait no. I always confuse Boko Harum with Procol Harum. These guys are a blacker shade of dark. Pretty deep. Not Jacqueline Bisset deep, but pretty close Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,564 Posted February 22, 2018 Yea...nice quick edit on your part, racist What do you call a person from Nigeria? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 4,558 Posted February 22, 2018 What do you call a person from Nigeria? That's easy... Nigeria is Nigerian. A problem I'm having, there's another country next to it called Niger and I never learned what to call somebody from there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,564 Posted February 22, 2018 That's easy... Nigeria is Nigerian. A problem I'm having, there's another country next to it called Niger and I never learned what to call somebody from there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lickin_starfish 1,480 Posted February 22, 2018 They need some common sense kidnapping control over there. The remaining un-kidnapped students should walk out of school and march until they get it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,564 Posted February 22, 2018 That's easy... Nigeria is Nigerian. A problem I'm having, there's another country next to it called Niger and I never learned what to call somebody from there. What the Hell Happened in Niger? https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/10/niger-isis-us-soldiers-attack/543531/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sho Nuff 719 Posted February 22, 2018 What the Hell Happened in Niger? https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/10/niger-isis-us-soldiers-attack/543531/ Official report was supposed to be out a few weeks ago I think...still nothing that Ive seen.Was a major fock up though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,992 Posted February 22, 2018 Wow - what an unbelievably sad story... Those poor girls, there's no telling what kind of horrors they are facing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drobeski 3,061 Posted February 22, 2018 Wow - what an unbelievably sad story... Those poor girls, there's no telling what kind of horrors they are facing. no worries, they were most likely grabbed by Muslims, they'll be treated with nothing but respect and dignity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,564 Posted February 22, 2018 sh1thole country, who cares. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,992 Posted February 23, 2018 no worries, they were most likely grabbed by Muslims, they'll be treated with nothing but respect and dignity. I seriously doubt these girls were taken in the name of religion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drobeski 3,061 Posted February 23, 2018 I seriously doubt these girls were taken in the name of religion.well as long as it's Muslims who took them, we know they're safe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,992 Posted February 23, 2018 well as long as it's Muslims who took them, we know they're safe. Law abiding, good Muslims wouldn't have taken them in the first place... And there's plenty of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kanil 519 Posted February 23, 2018 well as long as it's Muslims who took them, we know they're safe. There will be citizens with guns there to keep them safe too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthernVike 2,080 Posted February 23, 2018 I seriously doubt these girls were taken in the name of religion. Maybe in the "Name of Love" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites