by Benson Agoha
Germany has condemned Monday's threat by Boko Haram leader, to sell over 250 school girls, the group abducted from their hostels in Borno State three weeks ago.
On Monday, the group's leader, Abubakar Shekau (pictured) confirmed they were behind the abduction of the 270 girls 20 days ago and that he has a message from God telling him to sell them.
It is not as yet clear what the fate of the girls is or their location.
Today, Germany added their voice to the #BringOurGirlsBack campaing by condemning the kidnap and the threat to sell the girls.
The German Foreign Office said the kidnapping and the kidnappers' announcement to sell the girls shows a "degree of human contempt that we strongly condemn."
The Nigerian government's handling of the kidnap has been hit with condmnation and as the #BringOurGirlsBack campaign intensified, with worried parents and concerned persons staging protests over the continual disappearance of the girls, foreign media added their voice to the call to rescue the girls.
On Thursday, protests that started in Abuja eventually spread to Lagos to force the Nigerian government to do more to guarantee the security of the country.
Today however, reports from Nigeria say all persons arrested (ordered by the Nigerian First lady) in connection with the protests on Thursday, have been released.
* Twitter: @woolwichonline.
Germany has condemned Monday's threat by Boko Haram leader, to sell over 250 school girls, the group abducted from their hostels in Borno State three weeks ago.
On Monday, the group's leader, Abubakar Shekau (pictured) confirmed they were behind the abduction of the 270 girls 20 days ago and that he has a message from God telling him to sell them.
It is not as yet clear what the fate of the girls is or their location.
* Abubakar Shekau: Leader of Boko Haram confirmed on Monday that the group was behind the attack and plans to sell the girls.
Today, Germany added their voice to the #BringOurGirlsBack campaing by condemning the kidnap and the threat to sell the girls.
The German Foreign Office said the kidnapping and the kidnappers' announcement to sell the girls shows a "degree of human contempt that we strongly condemn."
The Nigerian government's handling of the kidnap has been hit with condmnation and as the #BringOurGirlsBack campaign intensified, with worried parents and concerned persons staging protests over the continual disappearance of the girls, foreign media added their voice to the call to rescue the girls.
On Thursday, protests that started in Abuja eventually spread to Lagos to force the Nigerian government to do more to guarantee the security of the country.
Today however, reports from Nigeria say all persons arrested (ordered by the Nigerian First lady) in connection with the protests on Thursday, have been released.
* Twitter: @woolwichonline.
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