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Boko Haram threatens to sell missing Nigeria schoolgirls

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The Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram has confirmed it was behind the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls. In a video, the group鈥檚 leader said "By Allah, I will sell them in the marketplace." But does such a marketplace exist? And what would it mean for the girls themselves, who remain missing? Fiona David is Director of Global Research for the Walk Free Foundation. (Photo: People take part in a protest demanding the release of abducted secondary school girls from the remote village of Chibok, in Lagos. Credit: REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye)

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