Nigeria: Government knew of planned Boko Haram kidnapping but failed to act
Source: Amnesty International UK
Damning testimonies gathered by Amnesty International reveal that the Nigerian security forces failed to act on advance warnings about Boko Harams armed raid on the state-run boarding school in Chibok which led to the abduction of more than 240 schoolgirls on 14-15 April.
After independently verifying information based on multiple interviews with credible sources, the organisation today exclusively revealed that the Nigerian security forces had more than four hours of advance warning about the attack but did not do enough to stop it.
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Amnesty has confirmed through various sources that Nigerias military headquarters in Maiduguri was aware of the impending attack soon after 7pm on 14 April, close to four hours before Boko Haram began their assault on the town.
But an inability to muster troops due to poor resources and a reported fear of engaging with the often better-equipped armed groups meant that reinforcements were not deployed to Chibok that night. The small contingent of security forces based in the town 17 army personnel as well as local police attempted to repel the Boko Haram assault but were overpowered and forced to retreat. One soldier reportedly died.
Read more: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/nigeria-government-knew-planned-boko-haram-kidnapping-failed-act#.U2zTswvZpok.twitter
I read about this raid and kidnapping on the web right after it happened.
I just could not fathom that there would be this total lack of response from the Nigerian authorities in the immediate aftermath.
maddezmom
(135,060 posts)Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)killing dozens of kids at a time. There was one in Feb, September, July. Nigerian government has been very aware of this ongoing murder spree for years. They have done nothing at all. Further, DU for all the current posturing, has been singularly apathetic to the many forms of warnings about human rights violations in Africa.
KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)Claiming that folks here are "apathetic" and "currently posturing" in terms of human rights in Africa is neither accurate nor cool.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)Feel free to offer countering evidence. You won't because you can't.
KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)Pop these queries into Google and see the number of threads by "apathetic" and "currently posturing" DU'ers on just a few human rights issues in Africa:
uganda gay laws site:democraticunderground.com
south africa mine workers site:democraticunderground.com
al qaeda yemen site:democraticunderground.com
boko haram site:democraticunderground.com
Those are some issues off the top of my head.
DU is repository and site of discussions on a vast array of topics - even human rights in Africa.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)... everywhere in the world, at all times. And your level of concern, for all of the things happening, must remain at its highest levels.
To not do so, makes one apathetic, and both unworthy, and unable, of showing genuine concern when one does become aware of a terrible situation they had not followed closely enough previously.
I'm pretty sure its in the DU rules somewhere.
seveneyes
(4,631 posts)While fear may be a factor, one has to wonder if complicity may be a component to the boko threats. Is it possible that many be Islamist Sharia sympathizers or enjoy the abuse of women and minorities? Whatever it is, there does not appear to be any sincere effort to stop the abuses against humans.
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)we're going to apply some salve in Nigeria, so we appear compassionate. To that I offer a hale an hearty WTF???
WhiteTara
(29,718 posts)They aren't much more than the animals of their fields.
And until that mind set changes, little girls everywhere are at risk.