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H. R. No. 428 As IntroducedAs Introduced 130th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2013-2014 |
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Cosponsors:
Representatives Antonio, Becker, Bishoff, Boyce, Budish, Cera, Curtin, Fedor, Foley, Gerberry, Hagan, R., Heard, Letson, Lundy, Mallory, Redfern, Reece, Slesnick, Stinziano, Strahorn, Williams
A RESOLUTION | To express support for the provision of United States
assistance to Nigeria in searching for the more
than 200 female students abducted by the terrorist
group Boko Haram.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
WHEREAS, On April 14, 2014, more than 200 teenage female
students were forcefully abducted from their dormitories at the
Chibok Government Girls Secondary School in northeast Nigeria by
the terrorist group known as Boko Haram; and |
WHEREAS, Boko Haram claims full responsibility for this
heinous abduction and is threatening to sell the girls into sexual
slavery; and |
WHEREAS, Boko Haram, which means "Western education is evil,"
rejects Western culture, including the education of women and
girls. Boko Haram attempts to stifle the education of young
Nigerian women by inciting fear and violence; and |
WHEREAS, It has been reported that an additional eleven girls
were kidnapped from their villages on May 12, 2014, in the
northeastern province of Borno by men armed with AK-47s; and |
WHEREAS, The international community continues to express
outrage about the abduction of these young girls. President Obama
has therefore pledged military and law enforcement advisors to
Nigeria to support its efforts to find and free the girls, which
Nigeria has accepted; now therefore be it |
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of
Representatives of the 130th General Assembly of the State of
Ohio, urge the President of the United States to continue to
support the efforts of the Nigerian government to safely locate
the abducted girls and return them to their families; and be it
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RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives send
duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the President of
the United States, the members of the Ohio Congressional
delegation, and the news media of Ohio. |
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