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Chibok Girls: BBOG Slam Buhari Over Pretence
The Bring Back Our Girls BBOG movement has accused the Muhammadu Buhari administration of being more preoccupied with projecting a fake narrative of concern to than protecting the lives of ordinary Nigerians.
The group in a statement to mark the 2,000th day of the kidnap of the Chibok School girls said the Buhari administration had not added any value to the security of the citizenry being rather more preoccupied with regime security.
The group in an address during a sit-out to mark the anniversary noted continuing threats to the security of school children as with the recent kidnap of students of Engravers College in Kaduna.
In the address jointly signed by Florence Ozor, Gapani Yanga and Nifemi Onifade, the group said:
“Amidst these tragic circumstances, the reality is one in which the #ChibokGirls are supposedly represented by a government that repeatedly fails in its primary responsibility of the protection of lives. Disturbingly, the government appears to be at ease amidst the troubles of the land, only concerned about protecting a fake-reputation that offers its citizens no value.”
“Five years on, an additional 107 girls have returned -four of them as a result of Nigerian military interventions, 21 released in October 2016 after negotiations with their captors and a further 82 set free by the terrorist group in May 2017. 2,000 days later, 112 of the #ChibokGirls abducted during an evil attack on humanity are yet to return”, said the BBOG.
“Over the past 2,000 days, our #ChibokGirls have been denied their fundamental rights to freedom. For simply seeking an education on the path of growth and fulfilment, they have been forced to suffer unimaginable horrors by enemies of humanity. Their families and communities have also borne severe hardships within a war that continues to destroy lives and impede human progress. This nightmare continues to be the shame of a Nation and an open sore of the world that threatens to become ingrained within the darkest parts of our collective history.
“To highlight this, we note with heartbreaking dismay, the incapacity, apathy and failed leadership displayed by the President and the Federal Government in the wake of the abduction of 6 students and 2 staff members of Engravers College in Kaduna on the 3rd of October 2019. This continues a distressing pattern of a failure to secure, preserve and dignify the lives of citizens.
“To this end, the students and staff of Engravers College join a number of citizens who remain missing – including Leah Sharibu, Alice Ngaddah, Grace Taku and her colleagues as well as many others. How can we have continued this way?
“Through this all, we stand, keep the faith and hold out the light for our #ChibokGirls and all others in captivity. Today and until they return, we demand #BringBackOurGirls”.
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