Sex Slavery Driving Jihadism in Nigeria: Group

Sex Slavery Driving Jihadism in Nigeria: Group
A rally held in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 5, 2021. Courtesy of Committee to Free Nigerian Slaves
Douglas Burton
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American activists decrying the Christian genocide in Nigeria are asserting that jihadist violence is motivated partly by an effort to enslave women and girls.

“Most of the individuals captured by Boko Haram jihadists are young women and girls taken by force and trafficked as slave concubines,” the Committee to Free Nigerian Slaves (CFNS) said a statement.
Douglas Burton
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Douglas Burton is a former U.S. State Department official who was stationed in Kirkuk, Iraq. He writes news and commentary from Washington, D.C.
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