Islamist militants have released a video purporting to show some of the Nigerian schoolgirls whose abduction has triggered international indignation.<br /><br />Chanting verses from the Koran and wearing hijabs, the girls – around 130 are seen – are said to have converted to Islam.<br /><br />The claim comes from Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau who also says on the video that none will be freed unless jailed Boko Haram prisoners are released.<br /><br />That demand has been rejected by Nigeria’s government.<br /><br />In Lagos, hundreds of people marched to call for the return of the more than 200 girls seized from a secondary school in the northeastern village of Chibok.<br /><br />Some women activists threatened to undress at the scene of the kidnapping unless their protest produces results.<br /><br />“The girls must be rescued now and that should be done while they are still alive and that is the essence of this protest,” said activist Joei Odumakin.<br /><br />“At the end of 14 days of the nationwide protest, if nothing is done, God forbid, all of us are going to protest half-naked inside Chibok.”<br /><br />France, Britain, the US and other countries have offered help in finding the girls, who Boko Haram have previously threatened to ‘sell’.
