No fewer than 17 of the parents
of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls have reportedly died as a result of trauma
associated with the abduction.
The 276 schoolgirls were abducted
in a secondary school in Chibok, Borno State, by the Boko Haram Islamist sect
on April 14, 2014.
Coordinator of the Bring Back Our
Girls (BBOG) movement in Lagos State, Mrs. Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode, made the
disclosure at the weekend during the 4th anniversary of the girls’ abduction,
with the theme: “Four years too long,” an event marked with Christian and
Muslim prayers.
She said though some of the girls
had regained freedom, the fact that 112 of the girls were still with Boko Haram
was unacceptable.
“While we are not unaware of the
efforts made so far by government of Nigeria in securing the release of 103
girls from captivity, four years is too long and totally unacceptable
“In fact, on May 14, 2017, we
were expecting 83 girls. On May 6, only 82 agreed to board the plane to
freedom.
“That still haunts me till today.
Saraya Paul whose father told me as far back as October 2015, that ‘God has
blessed me with eight children and they are all obedient but none has honoured
me as much as Saraya.’
“Saraya offered to remain with
her captors. We have failed these children and continue to fail their
families,” she said.
Muhammed-Oyebode, daughter of the
assassinated Head of State, General Muritala Ramat Muhammed, while speaking,
opined that it was a tragic reflection of the Nigerian society’s
desensitization to evil.
She said, “The abduction of the
Chibok schoolgirls and Dapchi schoolgirls is an attack on the soul of Nigeria.
“The kidnapping of innocent girls
from school is totally unacceptable and we demand collective action to fight
this monster in Nigeria.
“The rights of children, women
and girls must be provided for, protected and promoted as enshrined in the
constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
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