Six months on since more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls were
kidnapped, Alicia Keys is bringing their plight back into the public
arena.The singer-songwriter held a protest in New York to raise awareness
about the 219 Nigerian schoolgirls who remain missing after being
kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in April.
Alicia kicked off a protest with 30 others at the consulate general of
Nigeria, holding signs that read "We Are Here" and "Safe Schools Now!"
They chanted "bring back our girls" as New Yorkers walked up the
street during lunch hour, while others stopped to capture photos and
video.
Keys, who is pregnant, said in an interview that she felt touched to
take action since she is a mother. Her son, Egypt, turned four few days ago .Keys was joined at the protest by her husband, producer-rapper Swizz Beatz.
The parents and other relatives of the missing 219 school girls
complain that they have been left to rely on a diet of rumor from the
media and a long list of unfulfilled promises from the politicians, BBC
reported.
"The government must do more to get the girls back," says Muhammad
Yahaya, whose teenage daughter Yana was seized from the school by Boko
Haram militants.
"Some parents are already dying. About six women have gone insane because they... can't endure the trauma."
