– World meet overshadowed –
As well as mounting pressure over the kidnappings, Nigeria has been hit by a spate of bombings.
Just a few hours before the mass abduction in Chibok, a car bombing at a bus station on the outskirts of Abuja killed 75 people.
A copycat bombing at the same station killed 19 people on May 1.
Jonathan had hoped that a World Economic Forum summit which opened in Abuja Wednesday would highlight Nigeria’s economic progress.
Meeting Jonathan in Abuja ahead of what has been dubbed “Africa’s Davos”, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged stronger cooperation with Nigeria, Africa’s top oil producer, but public focus has remained fixed on Boko Haram.
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