A former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has expressed shock over the abduction of no fewer than 60 girls from Kummabza in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State by suspected gunmen.
The victims reportedly are aged between three and 12.
Their abduction is coming 70 days after Boko Haram members invaded Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State and forcibly took away over 250 female pupils.
Flaying the latest abduction, Ezekwesili said the development was worrisome as President Goodluck Jonathan had yet to make the rescue of the hitherto kidnapped Chibok girls a priority.
She lamented on Twitter the precarious state of the victims, declaring that justice for the poor in Nigeria was “always non-existent.”
Ezekwesili warned that with the series of events, which she described as unfortunate playing out, Nigeria under the superintendence of the President was gradually on the path of destruction.
Urging the political leaders to act fast, Ezekwesili, also a former World Bank Vice-President, noted that the Federal Government had again failed the 60 youngsters whom she described as “Borno baby girls.”
Ezekwesili said, “We failed our teenage Chibok girls 71 days on and with the report of the fresh 60 Borno girls, we have failed our toddlers, too. How did they fail to comprehend that our cry to our President and Federal Government to bring back our girls was to deter our common enemies from ever trying again?
“We are tired of abnormal acceptance of failure that makes us think it is ‘political’ to demand that our resources and institutions deliver results. We are tired of a wicked elite class that lives in a bubble while the nation that gave us so much gradually becomes a massive grave yard.”
She, therefore, urged the Federal Government not to live in denial of the latest abduction, but to spring into action by activating an emergency rescue operation for the victims.
“Can our Federal Government demonstrate what we learnt from failure of slow response to the abduction of Chibok girls by swiftly going for the 60 Borno baby girls?” she asked.
Another mother and member of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign group, Aisha Yesufu, urged the Federal Government to act fast over the renewed kidnapping of young girls.
“How can one abduct a three-year-old? What do you do with a three-year-old? With all these going on, yet our leaders live in denial. The insurgency has consumed us. We live in fear. Is that life? How much can the soul take before it shuts down? How painful? The tears no longer flow,” she wrote on her Twitter page. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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as a former minister, you people gang up with other former ministers and president with certain criminal gang to make the country ungovernable for gej so that you will always have opportunity to make sinister noise. for your information, gej love the children more than the way you and your gang pretend to do. We pray they those girls will return safely one day which is sure with faith. then plan other political tricks with human life and wait for God's anger. Jonathan please work harder to shame your critics who tasted power and refuse to retire and watch.
ReplyDeleteoby tell ur father obj to do somting about it
ReplyDeleteAm ashame of u. oby, u'r 2nd BH
ReplyDeleteI hate it wen people talk faith and hope and call for prayer wen the issues are pure human. Look other contries don't pray as much as we do and they have good system running. Am a xtian and a believer but I don't like to hear that we are praying for things to change. D bible says "I have given u power over all things" so do u need to pray to use the power ? Wot am saying is let all act right and naija will be a better place. Let us not see wot is wrong and accept it cos its being done one that is close,related or affiliated to us. Wen the boston bomb blast happen it was the uncle of the guys that did it that reported to the police immidiately their picture was made public. A word is enuogh for d wise.
ReplyDeleteI dont know why some people wl just be planing bad evil bcs of there selfish intrest.....Ezekwesele u serve unders this administration bf why is it that u now join multitude to do evil?
ReplyDeleteMadam, your observations are very much in order. May God continue to give you the will and strenght to speak out for the helpless. We are actually lliving in a country where majority caare only about themselves and related interests. May God be with you and your family
ReplyDeleteOby I tot u were a woman of God, how can tis negative statement come out from ur mouth wen d bible say we should pray 4 our country and its leaders. Its a shame! Its obvoius u have a hidden agenda, God will expose u!
ReplyDeleteUseless,faceless,paid comentetors. All d evil comments u post abt our beloved daughter will return back to u people n ur generation in Jesus name.....Amen. Oby is saying d truth. D village head said his people av been kinapped n federal govt is sayin no. I think d govt itself is d one sponsoring BH. Why will dey sit der in Abuj sharing n looting our moni. Why can't d govt mobilize emergence rescue as dey mobilize to rigg election in Ekiti. God will judge dose behind dis blood bath in dis country according to his word in Ps 7:6. It must surely come!.
ReplyDeleteCan you list what ur useless duaghter done for you when she was a minister? Useless sets of people
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