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| Abubakar Shekau, purported leader of Boko Haram, says he will sell the kidnapped schoolgirls as slaves, in this just released video. (see below) |
The president's wife, Patience Jonathan, fueled anger Monday when a leader of a protest march said she ordered the arrests of two protest leaders, expressed doubts there was any kidnapping and accused the protest leaders of belonging to Boko Haram.
By AP
Nigeria's Islamic extremist leader is threatening to sell the nearly 300 teenage schoolgirls abducted from a school in the remote northeast three weeks ago, in a new videotape received Monday.
Abubakar Shekau for the first time also claimed responsibility for the April 15 mass abduction.
Of course, it would be a mistake to brush Abubakar Shekau off as a raving lunatic.
But he certainly does appear to be one.
But he certainly does appear to be one.
He threatened to attack more schools and abduct more girls.
"I abducted your girls," said the leader of Boko Haram, which means "Western education is sinful."
He described the girls as "slaves" and said "By Allah, I will sell them in the marketplace." The hour-long video starts with fighters lofting automatic rifles and shooting in the air as they chant "Allahu akbar!" or "God is great"...
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| Patience Goodluck Jonathan, First Lady of Nigeria. (Photo by itupictures) |
The president's wife, Patience Jonathan, fueled anger Monday when a leader of a protest march said she ordered the arrests of two protest leaders, expressed doubts there was any kidnapping and accused the protest leaders of belonging to Boko Haram...
In a report on the meeting, Daily Trust newspaper quoted Mrs. Jonathan as ordering all Nigerian women to stop protesting, and threatening "should anything happen to them during protests, they should blame themselves."
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