One resident said militants began carrying the children, some as young as 10, off to their vehicles. Nearly half the girls came from a single household.
Seventeen girls were abducted by Boko Haram extremists in northeast Nigeria on Thursday, witnesses told the Associated Press. The tragedy unfolded as jihadists stormed the village of Pemi, a town at the center of Boko Haram’s clashes with the government. The leader of Pemi, Hassan Chibok, said insurgents attacked a church and began “shooting sporadically after they rounded the community.
” One resident said militants began carrying the children, some as young as 10, off to their vehicles. Chibok said nearly half the girls came from a single household. A spokesperson for the Nigerian military told AP, “The terrorists, in a desperate move, are embarking on a recruitment drive to shore up their strength with child soldiers, who they could easily indoctrinate, manipulate and cheaply manage financially. In 2014, Boko Haram kidnapped 276 school girls from Chibok; 100 remain missing.
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