5 Frightening Facts About the Abduction of School Girls in Nigeria
4. Boko Haram has abducted women and girls before and there has been a barter system of freeing the hostages, where the military frees prisoners to get back the women. They have also kidnapped French tourists and another priest who were later released.
5. This incident may set us back to the times when women captured during war were treated as war booty. This was a practice a few centuries ago and by the looks of it, the terrorists have a similar attitude towards women.
Protests against the kidnappings are happening all over the world with celebrities joining in the fray. With the Nigerian government showing inaction so far, it lies with the external governments and agencies to intervene and free the abducted girls. If nothing is done, attacks of this kind will just keep happening.
