2014年12月11日 星期四
More Nigerian girls abducted by suspected Boko Haram militants
6 May 2014
The latest kidnapping happened on Sunday night in the village of Warabe, in Borno state. The girls taken were aged between 12 and 15.
On Monday, Boko Haram's leader threatened to "sell" more than 230 girls seized from their school, also in Borno, on 14 April.
Meanwhile, the US says Nigeria has accepted an offer of American help.
"We've already sent in a team to Nigeria," President Barack Obama said on Tuesday.
Mr Obama said the US aid was a combination of military, law enforcement and other agencies "who are going in, trying to identify where these girls might be".
He described Boko Haram as "one of the worst regional... terrorist organisations".
"Obviously it's a heartbreaking situation, an outrageous situation. This may be the event that helps to mobilise the entire international community to finally do something against this horrendous organisation that's perpetrated such a terrible crime."
The insurgency by Boko Haram has left thousands dead since 2009.
The BBC's Mansur Liman in Abuja says the area around Warabe is a stronghold of the Islamist movement.
The gunmen arrived in two trucks and also seized animals and food from the village.
Communications are very poor in the area, which explains why the news took several days to emerge, our correspondent says.
Residents from a nearby town told AFP that they feared Boko Haram would target them next.
"We have no security here. If the gunmen decide to pick our own girls, nobody can stop them," Peter Gambo said.
Warabe is also close to the Sambisa forest, where the first group of schoolgirls is thought to have been taken.
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau released a video on Monday confirming that his group had abducted them.
"God instructed me to sell them, they are his properties and I will carry out his instructions," he said.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27298614
Structure of the Lead：
WHO-Boko Haram's leader
WHEN-not given
WHAT-Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants have abducted eight more girls in north-eastern Nigeria.
WHY-not given
WHERE-Warabe
HOW-
Keywords：
1. abduct：誘拐
2. suspect：懷疑
3. militant：激進份子
4. seize：搶佔
5. enforcement：強制
6. horrendous ：可怕的
7. organisation：組織
8. perpetrated：犯下
9. correspondent：記者
I feel very sad about Nigerian girls and angery at suspected Boko Haram militants! They should not conduct this terrible thing!
回覆刪除It is very sad to hear the terrible thing.
回覆刪除The government should save these girls.
It is sad to hear about this terrible thing.
回覆刪除These girls should be saved.