Some of the 57 girls who escaped from the Boko Haram custody after their abduction from the school hostel on April 15 are feeling guilty, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili said yesterday.
The former World Bank Vice President (Africa), who is one of the leaders of the #BringbackOurGirls protesters, spoke of the meeting his group and others had with Malala in Abuja yesterday.
She said one of one of the girls who escaped from Boko Haram told the meeting that she was feeling guilty and could no longer visit her friend’s mother because the mother always asked her why she left her friend behind.
Mrs. Ezekwesili spoke at the protesters, sit-out in Abuja.
“I have got to the point where I am no longer bothered with soulless Nigerians who everyday ask me if I’m truly sure the girls were abducted. Thank God that the presidential committee finally put to rest that there was truly an abduction.
“We know that the government has reassured us that it is doing its best in the process of the rescue but we continue to ask, what are the milestones so far?
“When speaking to Malala, one of the girls in tears said, ‘I no longer want to go and visit my friend’s mother because each time I do, she says to me, why did you not hold my daughter’s hand when you where running off’?
“Our girls are here today so that we will be able to demonstrate to them that they are not alone in the sadness. We are here for the Chibok girls; any other thing is not our concern.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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