Hello all. I am a Nigerian citizen. Allow me to add some perspective. Half of our country is Muslim. Our biggest national unity issues break down across sec

Hello all. I am a Nigerian citizen. Allow me to add some perspective. Half of our country is Muslim. Our biggest national unity issues break down across sectarian as well as regional lines. The area in question is in the North. The population there is primarily Muslim, and locals are generally unsatisfied with government services, making it tough as you can imagine to get any kind of public support for the kind of prolonged campaign required to rout out terrorists living in communities of civilians. Such a thing would place much stress on the already volatile state of relations between Muslims and non-Muslims. Further, militants can cross porous borders to hide if need be. And it is a big country too, Nigeria is twice the size of California. So anyone with the idea that the solution is to send out men with guns handle this situation is not being realistic. This is not to defend the government's response or lack thereof, rather it is just to point out that a reductionist understanding of the situation is not a useful one, from the perspective of these girls. Now as much as I hate people talking about "Africa" like it is one country, this is the right kind of pressure. Not too long ago the world would not have cared about a bunch of missing African girls. Now they do, and it is making us look bad. Nigerians are already pressuring the government to take action, and the increasing international outrage can only add to that pressure.