I will not give details on release of remaining Chibok girls - Buhari
- President Muhammadu Buhari has said he would not divulge the details of ongoing negotiations to secure the release of the remaining Chibok girls due to the sensitive nature
- Buhari in response to a letter written to him by the Co-Founder of the Malala Fund, Ms. Malala Yousafzai, said the federal government is unrelenting in its efforts to ensure the safe return of the remaining girls
- The president commended Ms. Malala for her continuing caring disposition towards the release of the remaining girls and the welfare of the girls who have regained their freedom
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the federal government is unrelenting in its efforts to ensure the safe return of the remaining Chibok girls who are still in captivity.
Buhari said this said in Abuja on Thursday, January 12, while responding to a letter written to him by the Co-Founder of the Malala Fund, Ms. Malala Yousafzai.
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The president however, said he would not divulge the details of ongoing negotiations to secure the release of the girls due to the sensitive nature.
Buhari in the letter dated January 10, 2017 and signed on his behalf by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said: “Be rest assured, however, of the doggedness, commitment and sincerity of Nigeria’s Federal Government towards ensuring the safe return of the Chibok girls and, indeed, all others still in captivity.”
The President also said the gallant troops of the Nigerian military had recently scored a great victory by seizing control of the Sambisa Forest, the last stronghold of the Boko Haram elements who had kidnapped the Chibok girls.
He said, however, that in line with his pledge that Boko Haram would not be considered defeated without the rescue of the Chibok girls and all other innocent persons being held by the insurgents, the military, the State Security Service and other security agencies are intensifying their efforts to ensure freedom for all those who remain in captivity.
The president further said the Federal Government had taken over the responsibility of the personal, educational and professional goals of the 21 Chibok girls who regained their freedom on October 13, 2016.
He commended Ms. Malala for her continuing caring disposition towards the release of the girls who remain in captivity, and the welfare of the girls who have regained their freedom, adding, ”There is no better example of the fact that we are all linked by our common humanity.”
It was reported earlier that troops of the Nigerian Army rescued another one of the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in 2014.
According to the report, the girl was rescued with her baby near Sambisa Forest. A government source said that the name of the girl rescued is Rakiya Abubakar and she was carrying baby that appears to be hers.