alleged female suicide bomber, according to Western diplomats who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.]]> insurgency is spreading beyond its stronghold at the opposite end of the country.]]> feasible options" to achieve their safe return.]]> diplomats who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.]]> crowed over recent victories, including two explosions at a fuel depot in Lagos that the government tried to cover up.]]> insurgents in exchange for the girls' freedom.]]> criticism that his government is not doing enough "is very wrong and misplaced," according to a presidential statement.]]> enforce an Islamic state in Nigeria, whose 170 million people are almost equally divided between Christians in the south and Muslims in the north.]]> pleas from the parents.]]> appealed directly to their captors.]]> villa in May, they were blocked by soldiers and police.]]> pursuing all feasible options" to achieve their safe return.]]> activists who have held daily rallies in Abuja.]]> livestock and burning down huts.]]>