"Maleficent" actress Angelina Jolie has spoken out about the kidnapping of 200 Nigerian teenagers by a jihadist terrorist group Boko Haram at a boarding school.
During an interview with ITN, Jolie expressed her anger with the extremist group, stating the kidnapping speaks to a larger issue in the Nigerian society.
"I'm actually sickened by it," Hollywood actress Angelina revealed in a filmed interview. "And the thought of them out there now, terrified and being abused and sold. It's infuriating and it kind of goes beyond understanding that someone could do this."
"I think it speaks of a bigger problem which is that because of the lack of impunity and because people believe they can get away with this people will commit these kind of crime," she added.
The Mirror reports the Boko Haram plans on selling the girls as sex slaves.
The kidnapping sparked a movement called #BringBackOurGirls. Jibrin Ibrahim, one of the organizers behind the Bring Back Our Girls movement, called the Nigerian government's response to crime "inadequate," CBC News reports. However, Ibrahim remains hopefull the girls will be returned.
"I think it will make it possible for effective work on the ground to proceed," he told the CBC. "What has shocked us as all as citizens of Nigeria is [the] inaction at the level of the Nigerian government and armed forces. It is becoming clearer that their capacity is limited relative to these insurgents. Now that more help is coming from around the world, we do hope that will enable forces on the ground to intensify their action."
According to CBC News, the United States, Britain and France are sending officials to Nigeria to help with search. The U.S has confirmed they are sending less than 10 military troops, but have no plans to launch any military operations.
