WCY2014- Nigerian delegates barge into the media centre
May 9, 2014
Nigerian delegates, supportive Sri Lankan and international delegates commenced a demonstration at World Conference on Youth 2014 (WCY2014) demanding a discussion about the Nigerian crisis at WCY2014. They were carrying posters saying "Bring back our girls".
According to accounts, armed members of Boko Haram (a Nigerian extremist group) overwhelmed security guards at the all-girls school in Chibok, pulled the girls out of bed and forced them into trucks. The convoy of trucks then disappeared into the dense forest bordering Cameroon.
On 02 May, Nigerian authorities updated the number of girls kidnapped to 276. At least 53 of the girls escaped, leaving 223 in the hands of their captors.
May 9, 2014Nigerian delegates, supportive Sri Lankan and international delegates commenced a demonstration at World Conference on Youth 2014 (WCY2014) demanding a discussion about the Nigerian crisis at WCY2014. They were carrying posters saying "Bring back our girls".According to accounts, armed members of Boko Haram (a Nigerian extremist group) overwhelmed security guards at the all-girls school in Chibok, pulled the girls out of bed and forced them into trucks. The convoy of trucks then disappeared into the dense forest bordering Cameroon.
On 02 May, Nigerian authorities updated the number of girls kidnapped to 276. At least 53 of the girls escaped, leaving 223 in the hands of their captors.
