French UMP,Thierry Mariani under fire for saying Boko Haram kidnapping exonerates the West

 Member of the French National Assembly for French residents overseas,Thierry Mariani has justified the abduction of over 200 girls by Boko Haram saying "

The abduction sect # BokoHaram recalled that Africa did not wait for the West to engage in slavery # deculpabilisation 

This caused serious outrage in France by celebrities and politicians with many calling his comment outrageous and insensitive . PS MP Dear Yann Galut denounced it as " simply outrageous and shameful ".Humorist Sophia Aram said, Thierry Mariani " demonstrates that bullshit is universal ."

He has been asked to apologize or take it down with calls for sanctions against him. He has not deleted the tweet or apologised and A hashtag  #stopmariani has been started...

See some angry responses below

Translation: If I understand correctly, the UMP @ ThierryMARIANI wants to "exonerate" the West have practised slavery? Provocation or disease?

Translation"  unbearable slippages on twitter @ ThierryMARIANI. He apologizes and he closes his account for good. # stopmariani

 The mayor of Meaux ,Jean- Francois Cope said

 "I had Thierry Mariani on the phone, he told me that his remarks had exceeded his thought and of course as we all condemning the heinous crime ( Boko Haram ) ,I have deeply regretted ( what Mr. Mariani ) , deplored , I told him and we explained that " France is first in line to contribute to the research so that the despicable actions of these terrorists are arrested as soon as possible "