26 Americans deployed to Nigeria to save kidnapped girls from Boko Haram

By: American Decency Staff

Under pressure from a growing social media campaign, the White House said Monday that it is providing 26 U.S. personnel to the Nigerian government to help find more than 200 girls kidnapped four weeks ago by an Islamic terrorist group.

White House press secretary Jay Carney said the administration has assembled a team of 17 Defense Department employees, five State Department officials and four FBI officials to aid in the search for the girls, who were taken last month. Many of the personnel were already in Nigeria, he said.

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