Boko Haram Leader Admits to Abducting 200 Schoolgirls; Says Allah Told Him to Sell Them
BY STOYAN
ZAIMOV, CHRISTIAN POST REPORTER
May 5, 2014|11:02 am
The
leader of terrorist group Boko Haram said in a video on Monday that
he is responsible for the kidnapping of over 200 schoolgirls in
Nigeria, and revealed plans to sell them on the market because he
says Allah told him to do so.
"I
abducted your girls. I will sell them in the market, by Allah,"
the man, who identifies himself as Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau,
said in a video obtained by Agence France-Presse.
"There
is a market for selling humans. Allah says I should sell. He commands
me to sell. I will sell women. I sell women," he continued in
the local Hausa language, CNN translated.
The school
girls were
kidnapped in Chibok, Borno State last month, when terrorists
stormed the all-girls secondary school with trucks, and dragged them
out of bed. Reports have stated that the girls are being forced to
marry the Islamic militants, adding to the horror of the parents.
Authorities
on Friday put the official number of kidnapped to 276, though 53 of
those reportedly managed to escape.
The
international community, including Nigerian President Goodluck
Jonathan, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and several Christian
groups have condemned the abduction and called on everything to be
done to rescue the girls
"Let
me be clear. The kidnapping of hundreds of children by Boko Haram is
an unconscionable crime," Kerry said in a policy speech in the
Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, AFP reported
on Sunday.
"We
will do everything possible to support the Nigerian government to
return these young women to their homes and hold the perpetrators to
justice. That is our responsibility and the world's responsibility."
Boko
Haram, which means "Western education is sin," has been
waging war on the Nigerian government and the Christian population in
Nigeria for nearly 5 years now, killing thousands in bombings on
buildings, and shooting entire congregations.
Nigerian
Muslim groups have said that the terrorist organization does not
represent Islam, and have condemned their actions.
"We
the Muslims of Nigeria hereby, unambiguously condemn in the strongest
terms, the Boko Haram terrorists. Boko Haram are not our brothers, we
reject to associate with them,"MuslimsAgainstTerror.com declares.
"The
actions of Boko Haram are in clear contradiction of the tenets of
Islam. Islam forbids the killing of innocent victims," the
statement continues. "Islam forbids the attack of women and
children."
The
Nigerian military engaged in battle and raided several Boko Haram
bases this past year, but the terrorist group remains at large, and
officials reportedly do not know where the kidnapped girls are.
The
Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans has been calling on the
government to step up its efforts and rescue the girls.
"The
Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, the federal, state and
local governments can do far much more than they are doing. Nigeria
is now undergoing an intense insurgency that requires the government
to be more resolute, decisive and unwavering in the fight,"
Laolu Akande, executive director of CANAN, said in a press release
last week.
"Boko
Haram has been kidnapping little girls who are Christians, trying to
turn them into sex slaves, trying to convert them by force. Their
strategy is to marry the girls and kill the men. So what they have
done by kidnapping these female students, it is another demonstration
of the impunity with which Boko Haram has been running its terrorist
activities," the CANAN Executive Director told The Christian
Post in a phone interview earlier in April.
My comments: Think of the devastation that has been done in the name of Allah over the last number of years. We pray for the well being of these girls and their families; may the God of Heaven, the God of Christ Jesus, help them.
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