Video: Nigerians Protest in Washington for kidnapped Girls in Chibok

An Islamic militant group's kidnapping of 276 girls from a school and Nigeria's dubious efforts to find and free them have ignited international outrage and fueled demonstrations around the world. The group Boko Haram, the name means "Western education is sinful," released a video Monday in which it claimed responsibility for the mass kidnapping April 15. The group's leader, Abubakar Shekau, also threatened to sell the girls. The government response has drawn almost as much outrage as Boko Haram's bold attack. Protesters accuse Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan of insensitivity to the girls' plight. Government missteps have included a false report that some of the girls had been rescued and another report that some of the girls had been located — but no rescue operation ordered. Nigeria's Daily Trustnewspaper reported that the president's wife, Patience, has expressed doubts the kidnappings took place and ordered all Nigerian women to stop protesting, warning that "should anything happen to them during protests, they should blame themselves." In Nigeria, parents of the girls are frantic. Through sobs and jagged gasps for air, the mother of a missing 15-year-old said she had lost confidence in the authorities. "I am so very sad because the government of Nigeria did not take care of our children and does not now care about our children," said the mother, who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity to protect her daughter. "All we have left is to pray to God to help them and help us."

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