The families of 200 missing schoolgirls in Nigeria have turned to the Untied Nations for help as hopes that the government will rescue the kidnapped victims fade.
According to spokeswoman Bukola Shonibare, a group pleading to the government, on behalf of the parents, sought help from UN Women, the head of UN representatives in Nigeria and UN officials in West Africa for further action.
News outlet Reuters reported that the leader of the parents, Rev. Enoch Mark said, "If the government cannot take action, we are asking for the UN to come in and help and if they reject, we just don't know what to do."
Two daughters of Rev. Mark were among the 200 Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants last April.
Boko Haram has been fighting for an Islamic state and believed that "Western education is sinful." The militants have been kidnapping children for almost a year however, they shocked the world when they abducted 270 girls; around 50 of which have escaped since.
The spokesperson for the Chibok community, Dauda Iliya stated, "The Chibok community is pained, we cannot take this anymore."
Meanwhile, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said that they are trying their best to rescue the girls, however a mismanaged mission cannot take place at this time as this could compromise the lives of the rescuers.
Since the event, hundreds more girls are estimated to have been abducted as 172 women and children have again been kidnapped two weeks ago by gunmen in Gumsuri, 24 kilometres away from Chibok.