Distress over kidnapped girls fuels protest in Nigeria

Name: Distress over kidnapped girls fuels protest in Nigeria
Uploaded: 2014-05-05T23:50:19Z
Duration: P417S
Description: The abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls by Boko Haram in Nigeria has provoked strong feelings of distrust and anxiety about the disorganization and vulnerability of the government. Jeffrey Brown talks to Carl LeVan of American University and Mojubaolu Okome of Brooklyn College about the historical and cultural rifts dividing the country and the challenges to Nigeria’s democracy.

Clip: 05/05/2014 | 6m 57s

The abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls by Boko Haram in Nigeria has provoked strong feelings of distrust and anxiety about the disorganization and vulnerability of the government. Jeffrey Brown talks to Carl LeVan of American University and Mojubaolu Okome of Brooklyn College about the historical and cultural rifts dividing the country and the challenges to Nigeria’s democracy.

Aired: 05/05/14

Rating: NR

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Distress over kidnapped girls fuels protest in Nigeria

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