ITRealms:
The
Lagos branch of the Bring Back Our Girls group has outlined plans to host a
weeklong second commemoration of the abduction in the centre of excellence,
wondering how much longer they have to wait, reports ITRealms.
A press statement made available to ITRealms and endorsed by Ms Yemisi Ransome-Kuti, Mrs
Aisha Oyebode, Ms Ayo Obe, Mrs Habiba Balogun, Ms. Yemi Adamolekun, Mrs Abiola
Akiyode-Afolabi, Mrs Ngozi Iwere, Mr Olalere Babasola, Mrs Adwoa Edun, said they
recall with dismay, the April 14, 2014 abduction of the 276 female students of Government Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State by Boko Haram.
According to hm, about 57 of them managed to escape
on their own while 219 remain in
captivity with Boko Haram close to 2
years later.
“Outraged about the lack
of government response, Nigerian citizens mobilized and took to the streets to
demand the immediate rescue of the girls,” part of the press statement read.
In the initial weeks following the abductions, they said, there were
protests in Lagos, Ibadan, Kano, Abuja, Enugu, Ekiti supported by friends and
supporters around the world – London, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Paris, Germany
and Nairobi to name a few.
“On Thursday, April 14, 2016, will mark exactly 2 years of their unfortunate sojourn in captivity! How much longer
must we wait before they are rescued?,” they group said.
As concerned stakeholders
and citizens of this country, the Bring-Back-Our-Girls (BBOG) advocacy group
has highlighted the plight of these innocent girls even at a global level and
engaged the government and other agencies in a constructive manner to secure
the rescue of the girls. Our advocacy methodology include a daily sit-out in
Abuja, weekly sit-outs in Lagos, Oshogbo, and Ibadan; visits to relevant
stakeholders and development of tools like the Citizens’ Solutions to End Terrorism and the Verification, Authentication and Reunification System (VARS).
The
BBOG family in Nigeria has engaged on a continuous basis various stakeholders
including State Governors; the previous Chief of Defense Staff & National
Security Adviser; various UN agencies; Ambassadors of our neighbouring
countries and met twice with President Muhammadu Buhari on this matter.
Sincerely, we had expected more and will continue to demand more from
government than the rhetorics of lack of intelligence and other excuses.
#ChibokGirls: #731DaysGone. #NeverToBeForgotten #HopeEndures
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