Nearly a month later, a majority of the girls remain in captivity. Boko Haram's infamous leader Abubaker Shekau has claimed responsibility for the abductions and threatened to sell the girls in the market place. While both the Nigerian army and police are looking for the students, their exact location remains unclear, leading to one startling question: Why has it been so difficult for Nigeria's security forces to locate the missing girls?
Exemplifying the frustration with the armed forces is a report released by Amnesty International on Friday that details how senior military officers in the school's region had advanced knowledge of an impending Boko Haram attack but failed to act. Read more after the cut....
