Cn-World Calls For Action Against Nigerian Kidnappers

Concern and outrage about the abduction of close to 300 Nigerian schoolgirls by the militant group Boko Haram is growing worldwide.Protests demanding action to free the girls have taken place in several cities, mostly recently in Paris on Tues.The kidnappings are an example of the violence permeating Nigeria,Africa's most populous country,which is largely divided by religion and social and economic differences. Nigerians frustrated with the government's inability to protect them from...

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