The kidnapping of over 200 schoolgirls, and the failure to recover them even after over 40 days, has caused an international scandal for the Nigerian government. The US, the UK, China and France have lent their support and help to locate the girls.
With increasing pressure from international quarters, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan recently declared a "total war" against the Islamist militant group. Recently, there has been several sightings of the kidnapped girls at Boko Haram hideouts.
The Nigerian Army revealed that it has knowledge about the whereabouts of Boko Haram and the girls but will not launch an attack, due to the fear of endangering the lives of the abductees, who could be used as human shields by the militants during an ambush.
A year ago, the United States had officially placed a $7million bounty on Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram. The Rewards for Justice Program of the US had announced that it would pay $7m to anyone who has any information that could lead to the arrest of Shekau.
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