Chibok parents ask Buhari to rescue the girls and protect Chibok from ceaseless attacks
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
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“The government and the security agencies are handling the rehabilitation of the escaped/rescued girls without the involvement of the parents, and publicly parading them to make statements that appear coercive without reuniting them with their parents.
“Right from late 2012 up to this time, the statistics of the state of damage and destruction of lives and property inflicted on the community present a worrisome and pathetic picture; with over 72 attacks, over 407 persons killed and over 332 persons abducted.”
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Kibaku Area Development Association (KADA), which covers Chibok community in Borno, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue their 110 schoolgirls still languishing in captivity eight years after they were abducted by Boko Haram.
Since the Islamist jihadists kidnapped 276 students from Chibok Girls Secondary School in April 2014, some have been released, some have escaped, but 110 of them are still held in Sambisa forest against their will.
KADA cited the negotiated release last week of the 23 remaining Abuja-Kaduna train passengers kidnapped by terrorists in 28 March 2022 as an example of how Buhari has neglected the Chibok girls despite worldwide outcry over their plight.
“Since the mass abduction of 276 of our daughters in April 2014 wherein 57 escaped, 110 of them are still unaccounted for,” KADA National President Dauda Iliya lamented at the weekend.
He said the release of the last batch of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack victims shows clearly Abuja has abandoned the Chibok community, including their abducted children, despite continued attacks by the murderers.
Iliya spoke in reaction to the statement made by Chief of Defence Staff Action Committee Secretary Usman Yusuf that all the 23 remaining train passengers have been released by their abductors.
“The issue of the abandonment of the Chibok School girls has come forth again following the release of the remaining abducted train victims largely due to efforts of the federal government and especially the military under the Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor.
“The statement, in particular, has caused the Chibok people pain and despair and a deep feeling of neglect and abandonment by the federal government,” Iliya said.
“Despite not releasing our daughters, the Chibok community has been facing ceaseless attacks from terrorists.
“The latest attack in Chibok happened on October 3, 2022, in Njlang, a village just 5km away from Chibok.”
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Save Chibok from total annihilation
Iliya urged Buhari to save the Chibok community from total annihilation by the Boko Haram terrorists, per reporting by The PUNCH.
“The government and the security agencies are handling the rehabilitation of the escaped/rescued girls without the involvement of the parents, and publicly parading them to make statements that appear coercive without reuniting them with their parents.
“Right from late 2012 up to this time, the statistics of the state of damage and destruction of lives and property inflicted on the community present a worrisome and pathetic picture; with over 72 attacks, over 407 persons killed and over 332 persons abducted.
“From late 2018 to date, the frequency of attacks and level of destruction have escalated and are simply alarming.
“We request the federal government to order the deployment of more military personnel as well as better arms to Chibok to halt the continuous attacks on the community.
“We also appeal to our action Governor to do more in organising and helping our people in securing our state in general and Chibok in particular.”