Former British Prime Minister Asks UK for Help to Secure Release of 234 Kidnapped School Girls by Boko Haram

Former British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has called for international military assistance, such as air support, to be offered to the Nigerian government in the hunt for around 200 teenage school girls abducted by Islamist militants from a school more than two weeks ago. He said, "I think people will want to help, yes....The international community must do something to protect these girls. We could provide military help to the Nigerians to track down the whereabouts of the girls before they're dispersed throughout Africa – like air support, for example, if that was thought necessary."