This is an ongoing story with daily developments. Prayer-Alert is prepared 24 hours in advance of publication therefore information, whilst true at time of writing, could be superseded. The U.S. military is flying manned intelligence and surveillance missions over Nigeria in hopes of locating the kidnapped mainly Christian schoolgirls, many of whom were shown in a video from Boko Haram to be praying to Allah amid reports the  terror group’s leader was negotiating with the government. There are 50+ U.S. military personnel based at the Nigerian Embassy to help advise and assist the search for the missing girls. The teams have expertise in communications, logistics, civil affairs and intelligence. Britain has sent a mixed team, led by the Foreign Office, with components from the Metropolitan Police, the Ministry of Defence, the Department for International Development and the intelligence agencies. Rescuing the girls is a Nigerian-led operation and any input from international teams will be advisory only.  See also BBC news Africa.