The parents of Leah Sharibu,
Nathan and Rebecca Sharibu, have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to
ensure the release of their daughter before the October dateline given by the
Boko Haram sect.
The insurgents had threatened to
eliminate Leah, should the government failed to meet their demands before
October.
But the mother at a press
conference on Saturday in Jos, the Plateau State capital, appealed to President
Buhari to do all within his power to stop the terrorists from carrying out
their threat and as well ensure the safe and speedy release of her daughter.
Speaking amidst profuse tears,
Mrs. Sharibu thanked all those who have been standing with the family in
prayers, moral and motivational support not to relent until her daughter is
returned.
“Since February that my daughter
alongside her schoolmates were abducted, it has been heartbroken for me as a
mother, especially after her colleagues were released and she was held back.
“I’m appealing to President
Muhammadu Buhari to apply all efforts used in ensuring the release of her
colleagues; same should be used to free her as well, because there should be no
reason, whatsoever, why her matter should be different.”
In the same vein, Leah’s father
said since the abduction of their daughter the family has never being the same.
Speaking to journalists via a
phone call that was put on speaker after his wife’s address, Nathan, also
reechoed his wife’s plea for their daughter’s release.
He further explained that since
the incident happened, there has been no threat to the family whatsoever,
except the frequent enquiries from individuals, groups/bodies nationally and
internationally.
Also speaking, Convener of the
press conference, The Revd. Gideon Para-Mallam, who is the founder of the
Citizens Monitoring Group (CMG), which works with Muslims and Christians in
Nigeria, also appealed to the Federal Government to the work towards the
immediate release of Leah.
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