[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4562]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               BOKO HARAM

  (Ms. WILSON of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, April 14 will mark 1 year since 
Boko Haram kidnapped over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls. Since the 
schoolgirls' kidnapping, Boko Haram has continued to torment and commit 
atrocities.
  Boko Haram has declared its allegiance to ISIS. They are beheading, 
raping, and stoning their victims, ramping up their use of social 
media, and making surprise attacks to inflict maximum casualties and 
spread fear.
  Mr. Speaker, just this morning, ABC News reported that Boko Haram is 
using hundreds of civilians as human shields, and the terrorist group 
reportedly abducted another 500 women and children just 48 hours before 
the Nigerian Presidential elections. Nigerian officials remain very 
concerned about Boko Haram's impact on Saturday's Presidential 
election. President Obama issued a statement calling for calm in 
Nigeria.
  We cannot stand by, Mr. Speaker, while Boko Haram aligns itself with 
ISIS. Mr. Speaker, I call on my fellow Members of the House to join me 
in condemning the actions of Boko Haram.
  We will be watching what happens in Nigeria closely. And by tweeting 
#bringbackourgirls, #joinrepwilson, the world will know we have not 
forgotten.
  Tweet, tweet, tweet.

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