As Nigerians protest the kidnapping of more than 200 of their young girls, the leader of the group responsible for the kidnappings refuses to return them. Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said that he plans to sell all of the kidnapped girls in a market to paying men. The group is a radical Islamic group that is also militant. They are claiming that Allah has commanded them to kidnap these girls and to sell them on a market.
Boko Haram has issues with the way that many Nigerian people live their lives. They are displeased with the Western (Us and European) influences in the country, and wish for things to return to a more orthodox Islamic way of life. Abubakar Shekau said that these young women who he kidnapped should not be in school, and that they should be married to men at their age. The groups viewpoint is not popular among the Nigerian people, who prefer to live a more contemporary and “civilized†way of life. Despite Nigeria’s progress towards Westernization, there are still some places there which observe Sharia Law and life a strict Islamic lifestyle. Attending school is still considered a luxury for many in the country, as there are places where the majority of people have never attended any school to receive a formal education.
Groups from all over the Western world have protested the groups plans to sell the girls, who were forcibly kidnapped a few weeks ago. People are hoping that the Nigerian government will be able to work out some sort of arrangement to return the girls safely to their families. There are currently 223 girls held captive by the group, but their actual condition is uncertain. There were some girls who were able to escape from the captors, and returned safely to their families.
Boko Haram has been responsible for many terrorist activities carried out in Nigeria. Their premise is that they are mostly operating under the will and direction of Allah, who is displeased with the direction that Nigeria is heading.
200 Kidnapped Nigerian Girls Planned To Be Sold By Boko Haram.
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