JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu on Sunday offered to help Nigeria search for
hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by extremist Islamist
group Boko Haram, his office said.
A statement said that Netanyahu, currently on an official
visit to Japan, made the proposal in a telephone call to
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan.
“Israel expresses its deep shock at the crime against the
girls,” it quoted the premier as saying.
“We are prepared to help in locating the girls and to fight the
cruel terror which has struck you.”
Boko Haram, whose name is loosely translated as “Western
education is forbidden” kidnapped the girls from their
dormitory on April 14, and has threatened to sell them.
The abduction caused worldwide outrage and offers of help,
including from US President Barack Obama.
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