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Tears and anger over kidnapped Nigerian school girls

2014-05-06 2 Dailymotion

Nigeria's First Lady, Patience Jonathan, is engulfed in tears as she chairs a meeting about hundreds of abducted school girls.<br/> <br />On the streets of Abuja they continue to call for their return amid reports that eight more girls were taken in northeastern Nigeria overnight.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) PRESIDENT, AFRICAN WOMEN AGRIBUSINESS NETWORK, YASMIN OTHMAN, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We want our girls back now, now. We are not interested in any story."<br/> <br />More than 200 other schoolgirls were kidnapped by the militant group Boko Haram last month -- They are now threatening to sell them into slavery.<br/> <br />The military's inability to find the girls also sparked protests in Washington D.C. where there are calls for action outside the Nigerian embassy.<br/> <br />State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki says the U.S. is offering help.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESWOMAN JEN PSAKI SAYING:<br/> <br />"The President has directed that we -- the Secretary and the State Department do

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