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Hissyspit

(45,788 posts)
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 04:53 AM Jun 2014

Boko Haram ‘Kidnaps Another 60 Girls and Women’ from Nigerian Villages

Source: Associated Press

Witnesses say extremists have abducted 60 more girls and women, 31 boys in northeast Nigeria

June 24, 2014 | Updated: June 24, 2014 1:47am

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Witnesses say extremists have abducted 60 more girls and women, 31 boys in northeast Nigeria.





Read more: http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/world/article/Witnesses-say-extremists-have-abducted-60-more-5574332.php



http://www.news.com.au/world/boko-haram-kidnaps-another-60-girls-from-nigerian-villages/story-fndir2ev-1226965000035

Boko Haram ‘Kidnaps Another 60 Girls’ from Nigerian Villages

AS the world focuses on the conflict in Iraq, the crisis in Nigeria continues with reports that another 60 girls have been abducted by the terrorist group Boko Haram.

The latest kidnapping is said to have taken place in Kummabza village, according to Nigerian media reports.

Nigeria’s Leadership newspaper reports that more than 60 married women and young girls were kidnapped by insurgents between Thursday and Sunday from villages in the Damboa local government area.
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Boko Haram ‘Kidnaps Another 60 Girls and Women’ from Nigerian Villages (Original Post) Hissyspit Jun 2014 OP
Just makes me heartsick. TDale313 Jun 2014 #1
You mean Bickle Jun 2014 #2
Nigeria is another one of those countries that widely practice FGM Quantess Jun 2014 #3
That is some sick shit. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #5
Most of us in the west can't wrap our minds around it. Quantess Jun 2014 #7
It amounts to mass insanity. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #8
Ugh. Congrats on your fetish. Why not keep it to yourself? nt Dreamer Tatum Jun 2014 #10
Let's face it... ReRe Jun 2014 #4
Yep, that's about it theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #6
Why does this keep happening? Beacool Jun 2014 #9
I'm guessing it's plain old corruption and sympathizing. nt Dreamer Tatum Jun 2014 #11
Sadly, even if released these women will all be considered damaged goods Marrah_G Jun 2014 #12
Nigeria regresses back to the dark ages. It is hard to imagine a part of any society that kidnaps Sunlei Jun 2014 #13
I seem to recall reading that the US sent a Special Forces Unit over there Bandit Jun 2014 #14

Bickle

(109 posts)
2. You mean
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 05:02 AM
Jun 2014

Making him the center of worldwide attention for a solid week didn't encourage him to turn over a new leaf and instead double down? Shocking!

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
3. Nigeria is another one of those countries that widely practice FGM
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 05:13 AM
Jun 2014

Female Genital Mutilation. In Nigeria, it's over 90% of all females, I read yesterday. They generally do type III, where everything is cut off, and she is sewn back up leaving only a tiny hole for urine and menstruation. I have a new morbid fascination with FGM ever since I saw photos of healed FGM crotches on Google Images.

Google Image search: FGM infibulation

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
7. Most of us in the west can't wrap our minds around it.
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 05:52 AM
Jun 2014

It does get sicker though... when you consider what it must be like to lose one's virginity with such a tiny opening. Add to that, the rape epidemic! A husband might be a little gentle with his new wife. But rape, as if raping a normal vagina wasn't violent enough?!

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
4. Let's face it...
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 05:18 AM
Jun 2014

... those SOBs are getting away with whatever they want and looks like nobody's going to do anything about it. Didn't PO send a group over there to help Nigeria get their shit in order enough to get the kidnapped girls (and now boys) back?

theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)
6. Yep, that's about it
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 05:50 AM
Jun 2014

Looks as if Boko Haram can do any damn thing they please as long as they don't interfere with the oil supply.

Beacool

(30,243 posts)
9. Why does this keep happening?
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 10:09 AM
Jun 2014

What is their government doing to prevent these kidnappings? Are they ever going to find the other girls that were taken? I cringe to think what they are going through. My heart aches for them.

Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)
12. Sadly, even if released these women will all be considered damaged goods
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 11:28 AM
Jun 2014

It's one of the reasons they use rape as a a weapon.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
13. Nigeria regresses back to the dark ages. It is hard to imagine a part of any society that kidnaps
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 11:36 AM
Jun 2014

kidnaps woman, girls, males for what?, slaves? loots and pillages. Then brags about it on their social media.

Their main Gov. the countries, Leadership- doesn't do anything much about it? must be a very corrupt leadership.

Bandit

(21,475 posts)
14. I seem to recall reading that the US sent a Special Forces Unit over there
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 01:16 PM
Jun 2014

to try and hunt down these Boko Haram and supposedly they were being aided by drones. Hope with this new kidnapping they can get a fix on their location and retreive the hostages.

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