[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5091]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          STOPPING BOKO HARAM

                                 ______
                                 

                        HON. DAVID N. CICILLINE

                            of rhode island

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 15, 2015

  Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, it has now been one year since the 
kidnapping of 270 Nigerian girls from their school dormitory.
  In the time since then, thousands of Nigerian men and women have been 
captured, slaughtered, and raped simply for practicing their Christian 
faith or pursuing an education.
  These horrific atrocities cry out for a response.
  We need to continue to speak up and speak out until Boko Haram is 
defeated, and we bring back these girls.
  Imagine, for a moment, facing the possibility of death every day 
because violent, militant extremists were wreaking havoc just outside 
your door.
  Imagine, for a moment, having to leave behind everything you owned, 
all your possessions, your entire life, just to keep yourself and your 
family safe.
  Imagine, for a moment, that your own loved ones were murdered simply 
for practicing their faith or going to school.
  Yet, these are the realities of life for more than a million 
Nigerians today.
  I applaud my colleague, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, for her 
strong leadership on this issue, and I urge my colleagues to continue 
speaking out until Boko Haram is defeated and these girls are returned 
home.

                          ____________________