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Aaliyah Hooper

English 3

Mr.Phillips

3 May 2018
Bring our girls Back home

The feelings of a mother not knowing If her daughter will return home or an father being

put in a place where he knows that everyday that his child leaves home for school , he knows

that he or she security is being put on the line. In the year 2014 was the year of the abduction of

200 girl were kidnapped from a high school school in Chibok by the Islamic group Boko Haram”

Boko Haram’s practice of kidnapping is much bigger than Chibok “ Hilary Matfess . the

abduction of the 100 girls was an eye opening for the community seeing that their government

can’t protect them or even their children caused an influence in their community. Over the years

the government officials have not play their position into protecting them. The country has went

out their way to seek out help from other they creating a social media platform according to the

new york times writer Casey Quakenbush “ the Kidnapping sparked international outcry

launching the #Bringourgirlshome Campaign”. This support from others international has put a

eye of the country government itself and has even put hope into the country.

The Nigerian authorities have failed the families and must protect the girls in Dapchi and

all over the country's northeast. That's where Boko Haram has mainly waged war on the military

and the government and targeted civilians for the past nine years. Almost 2 million people have

been displaced during the insurgency, which has killed more than 20,000 people.Boko Haram

has stripped the girls from their belief and insanity. Dressing them in dark gowns and head

coverings and broadcasting the image to the world leaving some shund that they went against

their religion. Aisha a victim of the kidnapping say “ They told us to never to go back to school
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but to read our quran” forcing the islamic religion on the girls pushing that the value of education

is below the learnings of the religion. wanting to further her education but she can't because the

fear of returning back to school and flashbacks of the scenery of the raid. The community has

reached out to the government even Aisha’s father putting their foot down on for high demand,

wish for high gated fences and a armed military around the school for protection. Religious

leaders in the community has done rallies for the community support speaking on what they

against. Religious leader Alhaji Kachalla Yoroma says in his speech “"They say Boko Haram.

But 'boko' [education] is not 'haram' [forbidden] for us, because we are all now enjoying

Western education. We are against Boko Haram," he says. "Islam means peace. We are

living for peace. Abducting children and killing innocent people and burning houses –

this is haram. What they do is haram."

No one can deny that the community of nigeria has become stronger from the

kidnapping of 2014, but the country still suffer from the lack of security. Now four years later “

the April 14,2014 scenario is being played out again” “- Anna Cunningham. Boko Haram

delivered another slap in the face to nigeria february 19th,2018 an boarding school in dapachi

100 girls were taken.before the abduction officials were informed but didn't take actions “the

nigerian Army received at least five calls up to four hours before the militants rade the boarding

school in daphic ,but they still did not take measures to stop the abduction or rescue the girls

after they gathered into vehicles and driven away”- Dionne Seary even with head start before

anyone was harmed the government still could take action to prevent. They were scare of the

boko haram power the government knows what the group is capable of doing being that it is

one of the biggest terrorist group in africa . So instead of taking action they stood back a way

not be overpowered with the wants of the group wanting to overthrow the government and

convert the country to islamic state . The kidnapping and lack of security drew international

attention to the ongoing threat from Boko Haram and the government’s inability to contain it.
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Nigeria not one of the strudist country being that the country faces considerable security,

economic, and political challenges. So it hard for them to face the problem when the

government doesn't even feel safe to.

How did the abduction of the 100 girls impact the community of Nigeria ?The abduction

was great impact not saying a good one but it has push the community to demand their wants. I

feel that the government should announce apology and try harder to make sure the security of

the country is great.

Quackenbush, Casey. “Chibok Girl Kidnapped By Boko Haram Found in Nigeria.” Time, Time, 5 Jan.
2018, time.com/5089293/nigeria-boko-haram-chibok-schoolgirl-found/.

Gopep, Jonathan, and Dionne Searcey. “In Nigeria, Another Mass Kidnapping Stirs Painful
Memories and Anger.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 25 Feb. 2018,
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Matfess, Hilary. “Analysis | Boko Haram Has Kidnapped More Girls. Here's What We Know.”The
Washington Post, WP Company, 8 Mar. 2018, www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-
cage/wp/2018/03/08/boko-haram-has-kidnapped-more-girls-heres-what-we-
know/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0eaa866fc68e.

Searcey, Dionne, and Adam Ferguson. “Kidnapped as Schoolgirls by Boko Haram: Here They Are
Now.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 11 Apr. 2018,
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/04/11/world/africa/nigeria-boko-haram-girls.html.

Cunningham, Anna. “'A National Disaster': Suspected Boko Haram Kidnappings Continue in Nigeria
| CBC News.” CBCnews, CBC/Radio Canada, 24 Feb. 2018, www.cbc.ca/news/world/boko-haram-
nigera-chibok-1.4549643.