In April, the Islamic militant group in Nigeria had kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls from a local institute in the village of Chibok in northern Nigeria. Now reports tell us that the militants have killed eleven of the students’ parents. Pogu Britus, the leader of the region added that four of the parents have died after shock of the mass kidnapping.
Boko Haram is a Muslim militant group that has been waging war on the Nigerian government and local Christians. The village of Chibok has a very high Christian population and the locals are under constant threat of raids and violence from the terrorists. Other villages around Chibok have been besieged by the Boko Haram with no food or livestock left with the Nigerian military being unable to improve the situation.
The village of Chibok is currently going through a virtual famine with some individual families that are helping five other families. Food trucks have also been depleted leaving the remaining villagers to fend for themselves.
The international community responded immediately to the situation. The United States and the United Kingdom have sent military intelligence personnel to help locate the missing students. So far however, they were not able to uncover any trace of them.
Goodluck Jordan, the president of Nigeria, paid a visit to the villagers of Chibok, the parents and other students who managed to escape from the Boko Haram. He assured his people that the government will do anything to bring the kidnapped students back to their homes.
Meanwhile, violence against Christians in Nigeria continues. Open Doors, a warchdog group on religious violence placed Nigeria among the top 10 countries with the most violent treatment against Christians in the world.
