On April 15th, 2014, the Islamic militant terror organization, Boko Haram, abducted more than 200 teenage girls from their school in Chibok village.

According to ABC News, Boko Haram said before that they planned on selling the girls into marriages and slavery, but now they say they are willing to exchange the girls for imprisoned members of their group. Though President Goodluck Jonathan has ruled out an exchange of prisoners, Nigerian officials told ABC News that they are still in contact with Boko Haram. They did not, however, disclose whether they were negotiating or what the terms would be for the release of the girls.

At the Senate hearing on May 15th, Alice Friend, the Pentagon’s Principal Director for Africa, explained what many have been thinking, regarding Nigeria’s seemingly slow response. “Nigeria has failed to mount an effective campaign against Boko Haram… its security forces have been slow to adapt with new strategies, new doctrines and new tactics,” she voiced.