... yesterday, and some parents confirmed today they had spotted their daughters in it. In that same video, the leader of Boko Haram proposed a swap. ABUBAKAR SHEKAU, Leader, Boko Haram (through interpreter): By Allah, these girls will not leave our hands until you release our brothers in your prison. GWEN ...
... far as one can tell, they are unharmed and well. But there is no mistaking the tense and frightening atmosphere. The leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, says he prepared to return them in exchange for captured militant fighters. He's clearly been following the international concerns surrounding his hostages ...
The AFP obtained a video on Monday reportedly showing the Nigerian girls being held by Boko Haram. In the video, Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram demands the release of imprisoned Islamic militants in exchange for the release of the girls. In the video a large group of girls ...
... the U.S. will do everything it can to help Nigerian authorities find them. Boko Haram means "Western education is sinful." The group's leader, Abubakar Shekau, has claimed responsibility for the mass abduction and has threatened to sell the girls. Authorities have said more than 300 girls were kidnapped ...
... of Boko Haram, the al-Qaida linked militants who claim they're the ones who kidnapped the girls in a midnight raid on their school. ABUBAKAR SHEKAU, Leader, Boko Haram (through translator): Allah should separate us from the unbelievers of the world. Leave Western education, ladies. Go and get married ...
... Boko Haram formally claimed responsibility today, but he dismissed the international outcry over the mass kidnapping. And he declared the girls are now -- quote -- "slaves." ABUBAKAR SHEKAU, Leader, Boko Haram (through interpreter): Just because I took some little girls from their Western education, everybody is making noise. I say, stop ...
Boko Haram claimed responsibility Monday for the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls from a boarding school in northeast Nigeria on April 15. A new video, obtained by Agence France-Presse, showed Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau standing alongside masked individuals in front of armored vehicles, threatening to sell the ...
... WOODRUFF: Why -- has Boko Haram said they have done this and have they said why they have taken the schoolgirls? HEATHER MURDOCK: No. Last week, Abubakar Shekau, the guy who says he's the leader of Boko Haram, put out a video taking credit for the bombing in Abuja on ...
... t have complete control of the group, and after his execution, his followers splintered into at least five factions. Boko Haram's putative leader today, Abubakar Shekau, appears to be focused on fighting the Nigerian government in Borno, Campbell says, while other units expanded their attacks in Nigeria and have ...
... a memoir. The Supreme Court Historical Society revisited the landmark 1969 free speech decision that protected John and Mary Beth Tinker's right to wear armbands in protest of the Vietnam War to school. The Tinkers spoke, along with Justice Samuel Alito, at the courthouse Thursday. Standout reporter Robert Costa ...
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