Campaigners from "#Bring Back Our Girls" march during a rally calling for the release of the Abuja school girls
Campaigners from "#Bring Back Our Girls" march during a rally calling for the release of the Abuja school girls who were abducted by Boko Haram militants, in Abuja October 17, 2014. Nigeria said on Friday it had agreed a ceasefire with Islamist militants Boko Haram and reached a deal for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the group six months ago. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Boko Haram terrorists are accused of kidnapping dozens of girls in north-eastern Nigeria. The parents whose daughters had been kidnapped confirmed the news.

At least 25 girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram militants. The kidnapping coincided with a reported truce. Boko Haram was apparently in talks for setting more than 200 girls free. The girls were kidnapped earlier in April. ABC News reported about John Kwaghe and Dorathy Tizhe who lost their daughters in the latest attack. Kwaghe lost three daughters and Tizhe lost two. They said that the abductors had attacked at night as they forced girls and women to go with them. Some older girls were reportedly released later on.

Boko Haram authorities, on the other hand, did not confirm the kidnappings. Kwaghe said that it was confusing the girls were abducted only hours after Boko Haram insurgents had entered talks with the federal government for a "so-called ceasefire agreement." He urged the government to rescue the girls with no further delay. "We are ready to die searching," he said. The talks between Boko Haram and the government have been kept under wraps. It is learnt that a Boko Haram representative is striking a deal with the government in the Chadian capital N'Djamena. There are speculations that a ceasefire is going to be declared and the girls kidnapped in April will be released. However, there is still no indication of such advancements.

CNN reported that the armed fighters had left around $9 for each of the girls they kidnapped. The amount (1,500 naira) was given as a bride price for each girl. According to residents, there is every possibility that the girls will be used as sex slaves, especially after such amounts were paid for them. While the latest kidnapping raised doubts about the government's apparent ceasefire deal with the militants, Nigerian officials confirmed that deal with the militants. They said that the girls were likely to be released one by one instead of altogether. They also said that there was no deadline for the release.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has been highly criticised for his slow response to the kidnapping of around 200 girls. He is also criticised for his incapability to counter the insurgency in the country.

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