The federal government says it is prioritising efforts to
secure the release of the remaining abducted Chibok schoolgirls.
On April 14, 2014, 276 schoolgirls were abducted by the Boko
Haram terrorists from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok town,
Borno.
The ministry of women affairs said 122 girls have been
rescued by the government while 97 are still in captivity. Fifty-seven escaped
on their own.
During a prayer meeting on Friday marking the abduction of
the girls, Pauline Tallen, minister of women affairs, asked Nigerians to keep
their hope alive.
Tallen said some of the released girls went through
de-radicalisation and were part of the rehabilitation and reintegration
programmes designed by the ministry.
The programme was funded by the federal government and
international partners with a committee headed by Vice-President Yemi
Oshinbajo.
The minister added that the released girls were enrolled
into the American University, Yola, and were involved in a special programme
meant to help them cover lost sessions on the order of President Muhammadu
Buhari.
Speaking at the prayer meeting, Aliyu Shinkafi, permanent
secretary, said the government was committed to bringing the remaining girls
held captive safely to their families.
Represented by Idris Muhammed, director, economic services,
Shinkafi said rehabilitating the rescued girls and taking care of their needs
were of utmost priority to the federal government.
Earlier, Salome Pogu, one of the rescued 122 Chibok school
girls, in tears, thanked the minister and federal government for their efforts.
She appealed to the minister and the federal Government to
facilitate the release of the remaining girls in captivity.
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