Seiuli Dwayne Johnson has joined dozens of global celebrities in raising attention to the plight of hundreds of school girls kidnapped by religious extremists in Nigeria.
“We always gotta protect our children,” he wrote on his official Facebook page, which has been liked by 32 million people.
“All cultures,” he added.
His post attracted more than 963,000 “likes” and over 42,000 “shares” in just 16 hours.
Posing with the hashtag slogan #bringbackourgirls sees Seiuli joining not just celebrities but a huge social media campaign that has seen more than 156,000 likes at its own Facebook page.
An advanced Google search shows just over seven million hits for the hashtag phrase in the actual body of the webpages.
The campaign has helped spark off protests around the planet and attract attention in capitals across dozens of countries.
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This includes offers of assistance for the search from US President Barack Obama and UK Prime Minister David Cameron, while France’s Francois Hollande is calling for a summit.
Nigerian extremists known as Boko Haram reportedly kidnapped more than 300 girls from the Chibok Secondary School on 15th April.
About 50 escaped by jumping off the back of trucks and running away within the first few days of their abduction.
However the remainder are still missing in a vast area controlled by the extremists, whose group name translates as “Western education is a sin”.
That viewpoint gained currency when the Nigerian government appeared to spend more time on preparing to host a meeting of the World Economic Forum than it did looking for the missing girls.
There was also news that the Nigerian government had been given warnings about the abduction attack, but did nothing to improve security around the school.
Seiuli is a well known supporter of community causes.
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