A representative for the Chibok girls meets Mr Buhari. Photo Credit: AFP
The president of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari had rejected criticisms his government has not done enough to secure the release of hundreds of girls kidnapped by the militant group Boko Haram from Chibok over 1,000 days ago.
The Punch reported that the Nigerian leader said on Thursday that he was not going to disclose further details about ongoing negotiations to secure the release of the girls.
Mr. Buhari however said in Abuja that his government is doing all it can to ensure that the girls are rescued and re-united with their families.
The Nigerian President made this known in a letter written to Co-Founder of the Malala Fund, Ms. Malala Yousafzai who had earlier written a letter to him over the kidnapping of the girls.
In a letter signed by Mr. Buhari’s Information and Culture Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on his behalf and dated January 10, 2017, the president said “Be rest assured, however, of the doggedness, commitment and sincerity of the Nigeria’s Federal Government towards ensuring the safe return of the Chibok girls, and indeed all others still in captivity”.
The letter further stated that the Nigerian Government “has taken over the responsibility for” the already rescued Chibok girls as well as “their personal, educational and professional goals and ambitions in life.”
276 of the girls were kidnapped in 2014 with 57 of them escaping while the Nigerian government secured the release of 21 through negotiation with the militant group. 198 more are still in captivity.
Source: Africafeeds.com
