April 14, 2014:
Boko Haram kidnaps 276 schoolgirls in Chibok, Nigeria.
- 57 escape
- 219 still missing
"The wave of outrage is growing with social media spreading the word," said an ABC News anchor. (Video via ABC)
"My husband and I are outraged," Michelle Obama said.
"Help find these children to return them to their parents," U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron said.
Four million tweets later, 0 have been rescued.
The Chibok girls have now spent 365 days in captivity. (Video via YouTube / NigeriaFunk)
Boko Haram
January 2012 to December 2014:
- 300 schools damaged or destroyed
- 196 teachers and 314 schoolchildren killed
- 800,000 children displaced
Boko Haram has vowed to target schools "until our last breath."
This video includes music from Chris Zabriskie / CC BY 4.0.
