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Nigerian forces have repeatedly failed to thwart Boko Haram's attacks on schools. More than 100 girls were taken in a recent attack. Fear could prevent others from attending school, Adrian Kriesch reports from Dapchi.
The screaming inside Alhaji Deri Kadau's house can be heard outside, on the dusty road. Relatives have gathered to support the family. It is an emotionally charged atmosphere. Children and grownups are in despair. "Dear God, please help us," an aunt shouts. Kadau tries to soothe her to no avail.
"Boko Haram abducted our girls," Kadau said. His 17-year-old daughter went missing in a recent attack in Dapchi. He says herdsmen in the neighboring settlement spotted a truck full of girls. "Some screamed for help," he said. "Others cried." Nigeria's national authorities have not yet officially declared the abductions a Boko Haram attack. Nor has the group itself claimed responsibility.
Like many parents of abducted girls, Kadau is furious at Nigeria's government and its security forces for failing to prevent the incident. Three weeks ago, the military was pulled out of Dapchi town. And, Kadau said, the local police chief suddenly left too, just a few hours before Boko Haram's attack.
In a press statement released before he visited Dapchi on Thursday, Yobe Governor Ibrahim Gaidam said Nigeria's military had managed to rescue some of the girls. But, once he was there, he said that was not in fact the case. Some parents collapsed with despair; others loudly expressed their fury. And, when the governor's convoy left town, it was pelted with stones.
Nigeria fails to protect schools from Boko Haram's attacks | Africa | DW | 25.02.2018
Took another 100. This is jacked up.
The screaming inside Alhaji Deri Kadau's house can be heard outside, on the dusty road. Relatives have gathered to support the family. It is an emotionally charged atmosphere. Children and grownups are in despair. "Dear God, please help us," an aunt shouts. Kadau tries to soothe her to no avail.
"Boko Haram abducted our girls," Kadau said. His 17-year-old daughter went missing in a recent attack in Dapchi. He says herdsmen in the neighboring settlement spotted a truck full of girls. "Some screamed for help," he said. "Others cried." Nigeria's national authorities have not yet officially declared the abductions a Boko Haram attack. Nor has the group itself claimed responsibility.
Like many parents of abducted girls, Kadau is furious at Nigeria's government and its security forces for failing to prevent the incident. Three weeks ago, the military was pulled out of Dapchi town. And, Kadau said, the local police chief suddenly left too, just a few hours before Boko Haram's attack.
In a press statement released before he visited Dapchi on Thursday, Yobe Governor Ibrahim Gaidam said Nigeria's military had managed to rescue some of the girls. But, once he was there, he said that was not in fact the case. Some parents collapsed with despair; others loudly expressed their fury. And, when the governor's convoy left town, it was pelted with stones.
Nigeria fails to protect schools from Boko Haram's attacks | Africa | DW | 25.02.2018
Took another 100. This is jacked up.
