{"id":16852,"date":"2019-04-13T16:18:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T16:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=16852"},"modified":"2019-04-13T16:18:20","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T16:18:20","slug":"i-have-not-forgotten-your-daughters-buhari-tells-chibok-girls-parents-assures-on-leah-sharibu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=16852","title":{"rendered":"I have not forgotten your daughters, Buhari tells Chibok girls’ parents; assures on Leah Sharibu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Release<\/strong>
\nBy Garba Shehu<\/strong>, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity)
\nON FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF CHIBOK ABDUCTIONS, PRESIDENT BUHARI SAYS THERE IS STILL HOPE FOR THEIR RETURN<\/strong>
\nPresident Muhammadu Buhari would like to remind the parents of the school girls of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State that he has still not forgotten their daughters who were kidnapped from their dormitory five years ago (April 14, 2014).
\nHe promised the parents when he met them, at the beginning of his first term as president, that he would bring their daughters home.
\nHe is aware that this promise he made is the main reason the people of Chibok voted overwhelmingly for him in the February elections, and although his government has so far succeeded in bringing back 107 of the girls, the President will not rest until the remaining are reunited with their families.
\nPresident Buhari assures the parents that his administration is still on the matter.
\nDiverse efforts are being intensified to secure the release of the Chibok Girls, along with all hostages in Boko Haram captivity, including Leah Sharibu who was kidnapped from her school, Science Secondary School, Dapchi, Yobe State, on February 19, 2018.
\nOn Leah Sharibu’s abduction, the interlocutors have reported encouraging progress so far.
\nThe report reaching us says her return to her family has unfortunately been hindered by the fear of the militants.
\nThey worry that heavy military presence in areas where they previously moved about freely could affect their safety after they return her to the government.
\nAt the same time, the military cannot jeopardise the security of the entire north-eastern region by halting their operations to accommodate Boko Haram’s fears.
\nLeah Sharibu will be reunited with her family as soon as any conclusions are reached on a number of options being considered for her safe transportation.
\nThe success of the Nigerian military in subduing Boko Haram is evidenced by the large numbers of militants who have surrendered recently, especially in neighbouring Cameroon and Niger.
\nA similar mass surrender of militants is expected to happen soon in Nigeria.
\nWhile Nigerian military operations are ongoing, the government is also engaging with the militants but the talks have been affected by the factionalisation of Boko Haram \u2013 with one group adopting a hard line attitude and intensifying attacks on Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad, and another group engaging with the government for peaceful resolution.
\nPresident Buhari also uses this opportunity of the commemoration of the Chibok tragedy to commend the girls, now women, who have triumphed over it all.
\nHe sends special greetings to the 106 girls sponsored by the Nigerian government to continue their studies at the American University of Nigeria, Yola.
\nHe encourages them to stay focused on becoming women who will inspire girls in Nigeria and around the world to triumph over the daily battles they face in a world that is often unfair to the girl-child.
\nPresident Buhari also extends his best wishes to Chibok girls in other schools in Nigeria and around the world.
\nHe sends special congratulations to Kauna Yaga Bitrus, who has excelled beyond expectations in her college in Maine, USA, and who is soon to receive a special\u00a0‘Against All Odds Award’\u00a0from her school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Release By Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) ON FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF CHIBOK ABDUCTIONS, PRESIDENT BUHARI SAYS THERE IS STILL HOPE FOR THEIR RETURN President Muhammadu Buhari would like to remind the parents of the school girls of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State that he has still not forgotten […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":16853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16852\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}