Fake schoolgirl stoning video goes viral, as fury mounts at Nigerian govt
Fake schoolgirl stoning video goes viral, as fury mounts at Nigerian govt A gruesome video showing a schoolgirl apparently being stoned to death went viral in Nigeria on Thursday, with many believing claims that it shows Islamist militants from Boko Haram stoning one of the 200 children they kidnapped in Chibok, northern Nigeria three weeks ago. However, FRANCE 24 can confirm that this video was in fact published back in early 2013 on several websites, and likely shows a stoning in Somalia that dates back several years. Screen grab from the video showing a man tying together the young woman's legs, before she is stoned. Screen grab from the video showing a man tying together the young woman's legs, before she is stoned. Our Observer in Nigeria, who has been campaigning for the schoolgirls’ safe return, believes that these types of rumours are spreading like wildfire due to the lack of information coming from the government about their search for the missing schoolgir...