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
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.