Tag: Leah Sharibu
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Leah Sharibu’s family reacts as daughter delivers baby in Boko Haram custody
The family of abducted schoolgirl by Boko Haram terrorists in 2018, Leah Sharibu, has described reports that she had a baby boy in captivity as a rumour. It has been gathered she was married off to a top Boko Haram commander who lives outside Nigeria. A senior lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University…
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BREAKING: Leah Sharibu gives birth to baby boy for Boko Haram commander
Leah Sheribu, a Christian girl kidnapped and held in Boko Haram captivity for over one year, has given birth to a baby boy. It has been gathered she was married off to a top Boko Haram commander who lives outside Nigeria. The source said Leah was delivered of the baby early Saturday in Niger Republic.…
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Why we are yet to rescue Leah Sharibu, others still in Boko Haram’s captivity – Defence Headquarters
…insists Boko Haram no longer operating in Nigeria The Boko Haram insurgents no longer operate on the Nigerian soil, according to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ). Its spokesman Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu said the insurgents had been pushed to the Tombus Islands on the fringes of Lake Chad. “Boko Haram is not occupying any part of this…
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Step up efforts to release Leah Sharibu, others in Boko Haram's custody, CAN tells Buhari
The President Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure the release of Miss Leah Sharibu, Grace Taku and other hostages in the den of the Boko Haram terrorists. The primary duty of any serious government, according to the CAN President, is the security of lives and property…
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Confirm if Leah Sharibu is alive or dead, #BBOG Movement tells FG
Members of the #BringBackOurGirls movement have called on the federal government to confirm or deny the video by Boko Haram stating that Leah Sharibu and Alice Loksha have been killed. The group said it has read the statement put out by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, as the Government’s…
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New B’Haram video on kidnapped aid workers disturbing —Presidency
The Presidency said on Thursday that a new video released by Boko Haram, showing captives was disturbing and called for urgent action by the relevant security agencies. It said urgent efforts must be made to secure the release of the captives, including Leah Sharibu and the last of the Dapchi schoolgirls still being held by…
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Like MKO Abiola, Like Sharibu, By Henry Boyo
BY HENRY BOYO The Late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, was the acclaimed, legitimate winner of the 1993 Presidential election, which was purportedly, conducted, to usher in a Democratic Administration, after Ibrahim Babangida’s eight years as Nigeria’s sole military President. Inexplicably, however, Babangida, annulled the nationally celebrated result, even though he readily admitted, in his broadcast…
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Dapchi community remembers Leah Sharibu one year after abduction, attacks FG for ‘slow rescue effort’
Dapchi community remembers Leah Sharibu one year after abduction, attacks FG for ‘slow rescue effort’ Friends and members of Dapchi community in Yobe on Tuesday gathered at the home of Leah Sharibu, who was abducted exactly a year ago by Boko Haram terrorists with other girls at Government Girls Science Technical College. They demanded for…
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Lai Mohammed speaks on death of Leah Sharibu
The Federal Government says the social media report on the death of the abducted Dapchi school girl, Leah Sharibu, is fake and ploy by political opposition to tarnish the Administration’s image ahead of the general elections. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the government’s position at a media briefing on Sunday…
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We’ll soon rescue Leah Sharibu, others from Boko Haram’s captivity – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has assured Nigerians that Leah Sharibu, the schoolgirl abducted by Islamist sect, Boko Haram will be released sooner than later. Prof Osinbajo who was speaking during an interview with Bond FM 92.9 in Lagos, said the government was working frantically to secure her release as well as that of others. Osinbajo…