Boku Haram & Nigeria

A 15 year old survivor of the Boku Haram kidnapping relates her horrifying story in this discussion produced by the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C. It was recorded by C-Span and you can see it here.

The young girls's father and brother were murdered by the terrorist group. The father would not renounce his faith.

You can read more about Boku Haram from the sources below:

• Vox has an excellent review of the organization called "The crisis in Nigeria, in 11 maps and charts."
• Vox has another good story called "Vox.com offers a few basic facts about Boko Haram tactics."
• The BBC has a great background story called "Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists?

And here, from the BBC story, is Boku Haram explained in 60 seconds.