Some parents of returned Dapchi
school girls, earlier abducted by Boko Haram terrorists, have accused the
leadership of their parents’ association of turning their daughters’ misfortune
into a profit-making venture.
The parents made this accusation
in a telephone interview with our correspondent, where they also alleged
that the leadership of the association are being selective in the distribution
of relief materials whenever such come their way.
Usman Saleh Gashua, who is the
father of Maryam Usman, one of the returned girls, said, “We heard that
recently, the Presidential Committee for the Northeast Initiative (PCNI) has given
the parents’ association food and non-food items for onward distribution to us
but I didn’t receive anything till the present day.
“When I contacted the chairman of
the association about our own share. He said the materials were meant for the
parents of the girls residing in Dapchi town only”.
The father of the 22-years-old
JSS 1 student disclosed that he deliberately refused to re-enroll his daughter
to the school after their return because of the fear of some unscrupolous
individuals who are opportunistic to use his daughter in order to enrich
themselves.
“I was approached to return my
daughter back to the school, but I refused. Because some are using them for
their personal gains,” he claimed.
“Even when Yobe-Turkish College
had announced that all the girls should come for scholarship examination, but
nobody called me inform me about the development, only to learn that the exam
was conducted,” he added.
Another parent, Nasiru Ibrahim
from Girim village and father of Rabi Nasiru also made similar allegation,
stating that he has benefited once from the PCNI’s gesture where he was given
some relief materials.
“I was given three measures of
rice, two measures of millet, five bottles of cooking oil and a small bag of
corn flour. That is what came to me and I have to accept it.”
He described those who are using
the parents’ association to make money as mindless persons whose actions are
for selfish interest.
“When our daughters were
returned, I expect the federal government to take charge of their welfare for a
time being, because as I can tell you my daughter’s behaviour has charged. She
needs psychosocial support,” he pointed out.
Ibrahim further said he was
compelled to return Rabi to GGSTC Dapchi because her manners have change so
that she might get support there.
Responding to the allegations,
chairman of the association of parents of Dapchi schoolgirls, Bashir Manzo
denied any knowledge of misconduct by members of the association.
“I will be interested if an
investigation will unmask those behind the said wrongdoings by the some parents
of the girls”.
On Yobe-Turkish college
scholarship, Manzo said it was the management of the college that conducted the
examination.
“It was the official from the
Turkish college that came to GGSTC Dapchi that conducted the exam where
selected only 20 successfull, excluding my own daughter,” he said.
He challenged the aggrieved
members of the association to prove their claims.
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