A group of women under the umbrella of the Africa Arise for Change Network has called on the United States to intervene in the fight against terrorism.
In a statement issued to journalists, Gbemisola Osadua, Executive Director of the group, decried that the women and girls abducted by Boko Haram in the North experience sexual violence, including rape, torture and murder.
She further urged US to help ensure the immediate protection of the rights of women and children from further abuse by Boko Haram terrorists.
The statement read: “This letter is a passionate appeal for the kind intervention of the United States of America to the plight of women and children in the hands of members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP-Boko Haram).
“Nigerian women and children have been at the receiving end of the brunt of the activities of Boko Haram terrorists as a result of increasing…
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