Entry 18 May 13th

‘All options open’ to rescue schoolgirls, says Nigeria

 Bloomberg

In Abuja, Nigeria a government official said "all options open" help save the girls. 300 hundred girls were abducted by the Boko Haram last month from their school Borno state. The U.S has sent air reconnaissance to help in the search effort.  The Boko Haram's leaders was seen in a video that they released he said “I swear to almighty Allah, you will not see them again until you release our brothers that you have captured.” He was also seen threatening to sell the girls in the slavery. Parents of the girls who have been captured are being asked to watch the video to see if they can identify any of the girls in them. The Nigerian government originally decided they were not going to negotiate with them  but that might be relaxed. Mike Omeri said that the government will use whatever type of action it takes to free the girls. This has not been the first attack by the Boko Haram and people started a protest in the streets of Abuja for the government to do more about finding the girls and stopping the Boko Haram. 

The Boko Haram has been terrorizing the people of Nigeria to help project their mission. The government of Nigeria has not been doing nearly enough to track down them before more people get killed. The Boko Haram have killed hundreds of people in Nigeria and we can't let the girls be the next victims. Taking the girls from the school will prove to be worthless to their mission and will have been a waste of time. I hope that the girls will be returned to their families without being harmed.