Tag: chibok girls
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Buhari speaks on Boko Haram, Chibok girls
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday recalled that on April 14, 2014, Nigeria suffered one of the worst crimes committed against its citizens – the abduction of schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, by the vicious terrorist and insurgent group, Boko Haram. In his speech on the third anniversary of the incident, Buhari said…
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3rd Year Remembrance: B’Haram undefeated until 195 remaining Chibok girls are rescued – Ezekwesili
The Convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Group (BBOG) has said until the remaining 195 Chibok girls trapped in Boko Haram’s den are released, the war against insurgents is far from being won as claimed by the Federal Government. She said the government cannot claim of defeating Boko Haram until the remaining Chibok girls…
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Buhari must negotiate release of 195 remaining Chibok girls – BBOG
The Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group has said that President Muhammadu Buhari must speedily negotiate the release of 195 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls held by Boko Haram extremists for nearly three years. It also asked why two dozen of the Chibok girls freed last year have been held for months for alleged rehabilitation instead of…
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Sambisa forest and lessons from the air
By Philip Agbese The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Information, finally did what it should have done a long time ago. The FG this week took the convener of Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group and former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, co-Convener Aisha Yesufu, spokesman for the Chibok community, Manasseh Allen and Ibrahim…
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Negotiations to free Chibok girls ongoing – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Tuesday reassured that the negotiations for the release of other Chibok girls in captivity were on-going. The minister disclosed this at the Air Force Base in Yola in a briefing to conclude a day and night rounds of search sortie of the missing girls to…
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[In photos] Ezekwesili, other BBOG members jet off to Sambisa in search of Chibok girls
The Bring Back Our Girls has joined the Federal Government’s team on a day search sorties for missing Chibok girls to Sambisa Forest.
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Shettima in parley mood with Chibok girls on Boxing Day
…assures them of both the State and Federal Governments support Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State spent the Boxing Day with the recently freed 21 Chibok girls. Shettima told the girls that with their cheerful mood, the next concern had to be their future. The girls who were students of Government’s Girls Secondary School (GSSS),…
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Chibok girls, other captives in Sambisa to regain freedom soon – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, Abuja, on Sunday, has reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian Army to rescuing the remaining Chibok girls and other Boko Haram captives held hostage in Sambisa Forest. The Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar, stated this in an interview with newsmen. He added that whether the Chibok girls were still…