
When a vicious militant group kidnapped
nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls in April, much of the world was
outraged. The Twitter hashtag #BringBackOurGirls went viral, spawning
broad concern from people around the globe — and smug derision from
critics of digital advocacy.
Four months later, about 60 of the girls
have managed to escape and the rest remain missing. The world has
mostly moved on, distracted by such events as wars in Gaza and Ukraine,
the shoot down of a Malaysian jetliner and the immigration crisis at the
U.S. border.
But amid all the horrors that regularly compete for the world’s attention, this one shouldn’t be forgotten.
For one thing, the teenage captives are
symbols of the importance of educating girls. They were all seized after
returning to school in a dangerous area to take their final exams.
Among them are future lawyers, doctors and teachers — women who could
someday help lead their country.
In one of USA Today's editorial, It queried President
Goodluck Jonathan’s response to enquiries about the Chibok girls at during the previous U.S.-African Leaders Summit in Washington DC. The
newspaper stated that as far as its concerned, president Goodluck .E. Jonathan response does not inspire
confidence!
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