NIGERIA: Nigerian government says "all options" will being considered to secure kidnapped schoolgirls' release

Record ID: 236715

  • Title: NIGERIA: Nigerian government says "all options" will being considered to secure kidnapped schoolgirls' release
  • Date: 12th May 2014
  • Summary: ABUJA, NIGERIA (MAY 12, 2014) (REUTERS) GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARRIVING FOR PRESS BRIEFING VARIOUS OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (English) NATIONAL ORIENTATION AGENCY DIRECTOR GENERAL, MIKE OMERI, SAYING: "All options are open, at the moment because all options are open, we are interacting with experts, military and intelligence experts from other parts of the world so these are parts of the options that are available to us and many more. If it is necessary that we use whatever kind of action to get our girls out of the captivity that they are in now we will do it." NEWS BRIEFING IN PROGRESS VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS CHANTING (English) "BRING BACK OUR GIRLS, NOW AND ALIVE" PROTESTERS SEATED, PROTEST LEADER OBY EZEKWESILI STANDING WITH MEGAPHONE VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS SEATED LISTENING TO ADDRESS (SOUNDBITE) (English) PROTEST LEADER, OBY EZEKWESILI, SAYING: "Part of least resistance yesterday would have been to simply be cowed by institution of governance that's supposed to protect us. We refused to allow that happen and I want to thank everyone that stood by us yesterday and was determined to continue standing with the Chibok girls." VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS SEATED AND LISTENING MEDIA FILMING PROTEST VARIOUS OF EZEKWESILI STANDING WITH PROTESTERS VARIOUS OF ANTI-CORRUPTION NETWORK PROTESTERS SEATED AND LISTENING VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS SEATED AND LISTENING EZEKWESILI SEATED
  • Embargoed: 27th May 2014 13:00
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  • Location: Nigeria
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA93EPBOXY19D17BQTF6GMR495
  • Story Text: Nigeria's government said on Monday (May 12) it's reviewing all options in response to the Islamic militant group Boko Haram's offer to trade the schoolgirls it abducted last month for jailed comrades.
    "All options are open, at the moment because all options are open, we are interacting with experts, military and intelligence experts from other parts of the world so these are parts of the options that are available to us and many more. If it is necessary that we use whatever kind of action to get our girls out of the captivity that they are in now we will do it," Mike Omeri, director general of the National Orientation Agency, part of the Ministry of information, told a news conference in Abuja.
    Protests for the rescue of the kidnapped girls continued on Monday in Nigeria's capital with protests leaders expressing their appreciation to those who continued to show up to the daily demonstrations.
    "Part of least resistance yesterday would have been to simply be cowed by institution of governance that is supposed to protect us. We refused to allow that happen. I want to thank everyone that stood by us yesterday and was determined to continue standing with the Chibok girls," said Oby Ezekwesili, one of the protest leaders.
    The protesters said despite attempts by Nigeria's police to stop them on Sunday (May 11), they were happy to be back to prove that nothing can discourage them.
    The mass abduction of schoolgirls has touched a chord around the world, and triggered a growing support campaign using the Twitter hashtag #BringBackOurGirls.
    Boko Haram has killed thousands since 2009 and destabilized parts of northeast Nigeria, the country with Africa's largest population and biggest economy.
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