UK Troops Join Rescue Mission After Nigerian Military Locate Abducted Schoolgirls

Amid global outrage over the kidnapping of more than 200 female students from the dormitories of the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, the United Kingdom are sending specialist teams and soldiers to Nigeria.

Earlier at least 7 countries agreed to send experts and troops to Nigeria to assist in the search for the students, among them are USA, UK, France, China, Canada, Iran and Israel.

Following claims by Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, that the country's military had found the location of more than 200 missing schoolgirls, the British soldiers were send to join the local forces in Nigeria to help rescue the girls. 

According to British media, the UK government said they are determined to give President Goodluck Jonathan all the help his country needs at this time. Although Badeh claims that they know the girl's whereabouts no military attack is planned as they don't want to provoke the girls' killing.

British forces are looking at sending more troops to Western Nigeria to assist and train Nigerian forces. Nevertheless the number of troops was not specified.

Source: Legit.ng