Boko Haram: Kidnapped Schoolgirls 'Married Off'

The leader of Nigeria's Islamic extremist group Boko Haram says the 219 schoolgirls kidnapped in Chibok earlier this year have all converted to Islam and have been married off. Abubakar Shekau said in a video the girls, who he says are now in their marital homes, have memorized two chapters of the Quran. Nigeria had announced it was in negotiations with Boko Haram to release the girls.  Shekau denied those claims, saying he did not know the man who claimed to represent...

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