What did the Nigerian government know about the mass abduction of schoolgirls by Boko Haram militants, and when did it know it? Those are the tough questions being asked after an explosive report made public Friday accused Nigerian military commanders of knowing the terror group was on its way to raid a boarding school in the town of Chibok at least four hours before 276 girls were abducted. The findings by human rights group Amnesty International echo accounts of a number of the parents and villagers, who have described to CNN an ineffective military response in the days and weeks after the girls were abducted.
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"We must investigate" the claims, Nigeria's minister of state for defense says
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Jonathan believes the girls are still in the Nigeria, despite U.S. assessment
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Nigerian forces had warning of Boko Haram attack on school, Amnesty says
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U.S. and British teams arrived to help Nigeria plan the fight against Boko Haram
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The Amnesty International report alleges that after @placeholder commanders were informed of the pending attack, they were unable to raise enough troops to respond.
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But Nigeria's defense ministry disputed the findings, saying the first word received was of an ongoing attack at @placeholder.
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As many as 200 Boko Haram fighters carried out the Chibok school raid, @placeholder reported, herding the girls out of bed under the cover of darkness after a firefight with the handful of security forces in the town.
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@placeholder officials, at least, say they are unlikely to commit troops to combat operations.
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According to Amnesty, civilian officials in a nearby town and leaders of an armed vigilante group organized by the military informed nearby military posts that armed militants had passed through on their way to @placeholder hours before the April 14 assault on the boarding school.
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@placeholder waited three weeks before speaking to the nation on the matter.