A father, Samuel Abana, to
one of the Chibok schoolgirls who were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in
Borno State on April 14 said the previous year was a horrible one.
During the
#BringBackOurGirls sit-in in Abuja, Mr. Abana said 2014 year held the gloomiest
experience for the people of Chibok.
“We used to gather at the
Chibok Central School – Christians and Muslims – but 2014 is a horrible year
for all of us; everybody is scattered,” Mr. Abana said.
He appealed to the Federal
Government to ensure that the insurgency in the area is immediately tackled to
enable the displaced persons return to Chibok.
A mother, Martha Enoch,
whose two girls were also abducted, said that as a parent, she was tired of
promises made by the Nigerian government towards the rescue of the girls.
Ms. Enoch, who in her words
already suffers high blood pressure, said: “They keep telling us, we will bring
your children, we will bring your children; where are the children? If they
can’t, they should bring their bodies.
The abducted girls were
kidnapped by Boko Haram from their hostel in Government Secondary School Chibok
in Borno State.
The Nigerian government has
however failed to rescue the girls more than nine months after.
The list of missing girls names
were released by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). The list contains
178 name meanwhile the number of abducted girls could vary from 234 to 276,
according to statements from both the parents and the government.
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