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Former Education Minister, Nigeria - Obiageli Ezekwesili

Has Nigeria failed the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram and their families?

A few months ago international attention was fixed on the remote forests of north-eastern Nigeria - believed to be where 200 kidnapped schoolgirls were being held by Boko Haram militants. The girls have now been missing for 100 days, Boko Haram's terror campaign continues, but the media focus has shifted elsewhere. Hardtalk speaks to Obiageli Ezekwesili, a former Nigerian minister and one of the leaders of the Bring Back our Girls campaign. Has their country failed these girls and their families?

(Photo: Obiageli Ezekwesili addresses a sit-in demonstration organized by Abuja's Bring Back Our Girls. Credit: Reuters)

23 minutes

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  • Wed 23 Jul 201408:06GMT
  • Wed 23 Jul 201419:06GMT

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