NAIROBI, Kenya — A video purporting to show some of the more than 200 girls kidnapped by Nigerian-based Islamist militant group Boko Haram has surfaced on the abduction’s second anniversary.

In the video, thought to have been made in December and obtained by CNN, 15 girls are expressionless as they state their names to a man heard off camera.

“We are all well,” said one of the girls in the video, first broadcast Wednesday. She then encouraged the Nigerian government to meet Boko Haram’s demands, which were not stated.
CNN reported that the video was made as “part of negotiations between the government and Boko Haram.”

Although Nigerian officials have alluded vaguely to possible talks, there have been few clear details even as the militants continue to wage attacks. The kidnapping of the 276 schoolgirls gained worldwide attention, and Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, pledged to bring them home. Several girls managed to escape, but 219 are still missing.

The last time the girls were seen publicly was in a May 2014 video released by Boko Haram. In Nigeria, rumors have swirled over their possible fate. Some women held by Boko Haram in other areas have described a widespread campaign of sexual abuse and forced marriages by the extremists.

What happened to the hashtag campaign? You mean it wasn’t successful?