"The Daily Show" hasn't forgotten about Boko Haram and #BringBackOurGirls

Have you?

Published January 23, 2015 4:20PM (EST)

  (Comedy Central)
(Comedy Central)

"The Daily Show's" senior foreign correspondent Trevor Noah reminded viewers about the Islamic militant group Boko Haram. Nine months ago Boko Haram kidnapped over 200 girls from a school in Chibok, Nigeria, and the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls went viral.

Noah points out that the girls aren't back and Boko Haram has since conquered an area the size of Slovakia, and on January 7 -- the same day as the Charlie Hebdo attack -- Boko Haram destroyed villages and killed thousands. Trevor Noah explains below:


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