FORMER UK PRIME MINISTER, GORDON
BROWN, HAS URGED TERRORIST GROUP, BOKO HARAM TO RELEASE THE MORE THAN 200 GIRLS
IT ABDUCTED FROM CHIBOK, BORNO STATE ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO.
BROWN MADE THE PLEA VIA A STATEMENT RELEASED ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 AFTER THE
SECT RELEASED 158 HOSTAGES.
“NOW THEY HAVE RELEASED SOME HOSTAGES, THEY
SHOULD RELEASE THEM ALL,” BROWN SAID.
“BOKO HARAM ARE PILING CRUELTY UPON CRUELTY
BY FAILING TO FREE THE GIRLS,” BROWN, WHO IS NOW THE U.N. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR
GLOBAL EDUCATION, ADDED.
THE ABDUCTION OF SCHOOLGIRLS FROM GOVERNMENT
SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHIBOK, BORNO STATE ON APRIL 14, 2014 SPARKED GLOBAL OUTRAGE,
OFFERS OF INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND A WORLDWIDE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN WITH
THE TWITTER HASHTAG #BRINGBACKOURGIRLS.
HE SAID THERE WOULD BE NO LET UP IN THE CAMPAIGN
TO FIND AND FREE THE GIRLS, ADDING THAT IF THEY ARE NOT RELEASED BY THE FIRST
ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR CAPTIVITY A VIGIL WILL BE HELD AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN
NEW YORK ON APRIL 14.
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