Some of the kidnapped Chibok school girls have been shown to be alive going by a video released by the Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram. The over 200 girls were kidnapped two years ago in the town of Chibok.
The video, apparently filmed in December, was sent to the Nigerian government and shows 15 girls in black robes identifying themselves as pupils abducted from the school.
Some of those filmed have been identified by their parents. It is the first footage of the girls to be seen since May 2014. According to Amnesty International, about 2,000 children have been abducted by Boko Haram since 2014. Many are used as sex slaves, fighters and even suicide bombers.
Boko Haram have suffered heavy defeats in the hands of Nigerian Army in recent times which have drastically reduced its brazen attacks to the use of children suicide bombers.
The latest video, apparently filmed on Christmas Day 2015 and now broadcast on CNN, shows the girls pleading with the Nigerian government to co-operate with militants on their release.
They said they were being treated well but wanted to be with their families. Two mothers, Rifkatu Ayuba and Mary Ishaya, said they recognized their daughters in the video while a third mother, Yana Galang, identified five of the missing girls, Reuters reported.
They were shown the video at a screening organised by local officials in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state. “They were definitely our daughters… all we want is for the government to bring back our girls,” said Mrs Galang.
Hundreds of parents are due to join the Bring Back Our Girls movement for a march in Abuja to further pressurize the government to rescue the girls. The kidnapping of the 276 girls triggered the global social media campaign #BringBackOurGirls, involving US first lady Michelle Obama and a host of celebrities.
