Members of civil society groups and organizations carry placards as the take part in a protest against the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls, after they were prevented from reaching the president’s residence in Abuja on Friday. Protesters took their call for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram to Nigeria president Goodluck Jonathan, as US military personnel headed to Chad as part of the rescue effort. AFP PHOTO
Members of civil society groups and organizations carry placards as the take part in a protest against the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls, after they were prevented from reaching the president’s residence in Abuja on Friday. Protesters took their call for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram to Nigeria president Goodluck Jonathan, as US military personnel headed to Chad as part of the rescue effort. AFP PHOTO

WASHINGTON D.C.: The United States is alone in helping Nigeria locate more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamists, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday (Friday in Manila), despite help on the ground from Britain, France and Israel.

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