California Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, issued the following statement regarding the abduction of over 300 students in northern Nigeria–which reports saying Boko Haram has taken responsibility for.
“I am deeply concerned about the recent abduction of more than 300 students in Katsina State in northern Nigeria. I urge the Government of Nigeria to investigate this matter, bring these attackers to justice, and for the attackers to release the boys and return them safely to their families.”
