Global support for the plight of missing schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram in north eastern Nigeria is growing.<br /><br />In New York City Mayor De Blasio and Reverend Al Sharpton added their weight to the movement calling for their release. <br /><br />In Toronto a protest against the actions of Boko Haram took place as Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird said his country is considering sending surveillance equipment to help in the search.<br /><br />The Nigerian army has meanwhile deployed two more divisions to bolster the borders with Chad and Cameroon.<br /><br />Britain, the United States, France and Interpol are also involved in the hunt form the girls. <br /><br />Support for the kidnapped schoolgirls came from within the White House after First Lady Michelle Obama expressed her outrage at the abductions.
