Governor Zulum condoles with parents of abducted Chibok girls 6 years after

Six years after the abduction of 112 Chibok schoolgirls by Boko Haram, the Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum sent a delegation with support to the parents of the abducted schoolgirls.

Two hundred and seventy-six schoolgirls were abducted in Chibok on April 14, 2014, with about half of them released while 112 others were kept by the insurgents.

The state governor on Tuesday sent a delegation of commissioners and a lawmaker to Chibok.

A prayer session was also held for their release in Chibok.

The commissioners for education; women affairs; poverty alleviation; and the member, representing Chibok at the Borno assembly, delivered Zulum’s message of empathy, hope and assurance.

They also presented 500 bags of rice (25kg), 250 gallons of cooking oil and N5.6m cash as social support for parents of the 112 girls.

Recall that Boko Haram insurgents had on April 14, 2014, attacked a Government Secondary School in Chibok and took away over 276 schoolgirls from their hostels.

Rescue efforts and negotiations between the Buhari administration and the insurgents led to the release of 107 in batches – one in May 2016; 21 in October, 2016; and 82 in January 2017 – leaving 112 in captivity.

The Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Bello Ayuba, told parents and community members at Chibok that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and Governor Zulum would never give up on the rescue of the remaining schoolgirls.

“Governor Zulum, has asked us to inform you that in all his meetings with President Buhari, the President has consistently showed concern and commitment to rescue all the missing girls. They will never give up on the rescue of our daughters,” Ayuba said.