New Jersey congressman, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-4th Dist.) visited Nigeria this weekend to increase awareness on the kidnapped Chibok girls in Nigeria.

According to reports in NJ.com, he called for more international support to help free hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by an Islamic extremist group in the West African country.

At a press conference on Saturday, he said Nigeria is ultimately responsible for securing the safe release of more than 200 girls who are still being held by Boko Haram.

But, Smith said, “The international community can and must play a robust supporting role especially in the area of intelligence and counterinsurgency training.”

The Obama administration last year designated Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization, saying the militant group was “conducting an ongoing and brutal campaign against Nigerian military, government and civilian targets.”

Smith, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations, said the administration should use its expanded authority under that designation to work more closely with the Nigerian government.

Smith, who also plans to hold a hearing in Washington, D.C., this week on the fight against Boko Haram, said, “We need to do everything we can to get these girls home to their families and to help the other victims, including assisting Nigeria in standing up to Boko Haram.”