Boko Haram terrorizes Nigeria – abducted girls forcibly sent to front lines

Boko Haram, the militant Islamist group of Nigeria has forcibly sent abducted women and girls to go to the front line to help fight the military bbc.com. As per reports of Human rights Commission, the group has taken over 500 women and girls hostage since it began its insurgency in 2009.

In the latest abduction, these suspected militants have seized about 30 children and have sent them to go to the front line to help fight the military. The abductions have intensified since May 2013, when Nigeria's government imposed a state of emergency in the three states where Boko Haram was most active - Borno, Yobe and Adamawa.
As per details furnished by three girls who escaped Boko Haram after being abducted in April, the girls have narrated their fear of being shot or hunted down by Boko Haram, and the dangerous journey back to freedom and safety.

It may be recalled that Boko Haram is still holding 219 of the girls it had abducted during the raid on a school in Chibok, sparking a global campaign for their release. On 17 October, Nigeria's chief of defense staff had indicated that the military had agreed a truce with Boko Haram, and that the girls would be freed within a week. But, Boko Haram has not commented on the alleged deal and the girls are still prisoners of the militants.

All is not well in Nigeria – release of kidnapped school girls of Chibok hangs in the balance

Following the announcement of a ceasefire by President Goodluck Jonathan, speculation was rife that the 200 teenage schoolgirls kidnapped from their school in Chibok and held captive by Boko Haram would be released soon. But – recent developments have put a bug question mark on the fate of the girls.

However, in spite of the ceasefire, security sources and witnesses have revealed that the suspected insurgents had attacked the village of Abadam on Friday night, killing at least one person and ransacking homes. The next day, there was another attack on the village of Dzur in which at least eight people died.
It is the practice of Boko Haram to pass on its messages in videos by its supposed leader, Abubakar Shekau – he has not yet commented on the ceasefire. Hence, in view of continued attacks, the efficacy of the ceasefire appears to be in doubt.

Boko Haram is an outfit that has killed thousands of people in its attempt to establish an Islamic state in religiously mixed Nigeria where just over half of the country’s 167 million people are Muslim, and most of the remaining are Christians.

Boko Haram to free 200 schoolgirls kidnapped six months ago

At long last, after nearly six months, the Nigerian government has arrived at a cease fire deal with Boko Haram militants for the release of 200 schoolgirls who had been kidnapped from a school in the northeast town of Chibok nzherald.co.nz. This has been announced by the country's military and president.

As per information furnished by the Principal Secretary of President Goodluck Jonathan, a ceasefire had been brokered with Boko Haram following talks.
The negotiators have "assured that the schoolgirls and all other people in their captivity are all alive and well". However, there have been unconfirmed reports that some of the girls have been carried across borders, and some have also been forced to marry their captors.

It may be recalled that the Boko Haram militants has been demanding the release of detained extremists in exchange for the girls. Michelle Obama and Angelina Jolie had taken up the cause of release of the girls and had joined in the global campaign to free the kidnapped schoolgirls.