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| Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped: Military 'had advance warning' but failed to act | Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped: Military 'had advance warning' but failed to act |
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| The Nigerian military had advance warning of an attack by Boko Haram where 276 girls were abducted from a school but failed to act, Amnesty International has claimed. | The Nigerian military had advance warning of an attack by Boko Haram where 276 girls were abducted from a school but failed to act, Amnesty International has claimed. |
| The human rights group said reliable sources informed them the military in the state capital of Maiduguri were given more than four hours warning before the girls were kidnapped. | The human rights group said reliable sources informed them the military in the state capital of Maiduguri were given more than four hours warning before the girls were kidnapped. |
| Amnesty claims the military headquarters were alerted to the impending attack shortly after 7am local time, but enforcements were not deployed to Chibok, where the school is situated, until that night. | Amnesty claims the military headquarters were alerted to the impending attack shortly after 7am local time, but enforcements were not deployed to Chibok, where the school is situated, until that night. |
| The group said this happened because of an inability to gather troops, due to poor resources and a reported fear of engaging with better-equipped armed groups. | The group said this happened because of an inability to gather troops, due to poor resources and a reported fear of engaging with better-equipped armed groups. |
| Netsanet Belay, Amnesty’s Africa Director said: “The fact that Nigerian security forces knew about Boko Haram’s impending raid, but failed to take the immediate action needed to stop it, will only amplify the national and international outcry at this horrific crime. | Netsanet Belay, Amnesty’s Africa Director said: “The fact that Nigerian security forces knew about Boko Haram’s impending raid, but failed to take the immediate action needed to stop it, will only amplify the national and international outcry at this horrific crime. |
| The missing girls are reportedly being held in forested areas leading into neighbouring Cameroon. | The missing girls are reportedly being held in forested areas leading into neighbouring Cameroon. |
| Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the abductions in a video earlier this week, in which leader Abubakar Shekau threatened to sell the girls as slaves and marry them off, claiming God had "instructed" him to sell them, saying: "they are his property and I will carry out his instructions." | |
| Today, a US task force set up to help find the abducted girls has arrived in Nigeria to assist with the hunt. | Today, a US task force set up to help find the abducted girls has arrived in Nigeria to assist with the hunt. |
| Military, law-enforcement and development experts, including some skilled in hostage negotiations, also plan to tackle the rising threat from Boko Haram. France, Britain and China have also offered help. | Military, law-enforcement and development experts, including some skilled in hostage negotiations, also plan to tackle the rising threat from Boko Haram. France, Britain and China have also offered help. |