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| Mr Shettima, Governor Borno State -Nigeria |
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Governor of Borno state in northeast Nigeria, Mr Kashim Shettima, had said though the abducted Chibok secondary schoolgirls have today clocked 90 days, his government, as well as well-meaning Nigerians, will not give up on them until they are safely returned home.
Over 200 Schoolgirls were abducted from a school dormitory on April 14th when Boko Haram terrorists attacked Chibok, predominantly christian community, 105km south of Maiduguri, Borno state capital, where the Boko Haram ideology was birthed.
Three of the Escapee Abducted Chibok Girls Shortly after
Escaping Boko Haram Captivity
Governor Shettima said the entire state should intensify prayers, especially during this month of Ramadan, for God’s mercy and divine intervention that would enable government and security agencies that are trying to rescue the girls succeed in the onerous task.
Shettima, who made this statement when he hosted the new vice chancellor of the University of Maiduguri, Professor Njodi, on a courtesy call in his office yesterday, noted that government of Borno State is still very much disturbed about the plight of the poor girls who are still held in captivity.
“These are trying times for us all, and we have to pray for the return of our girls that have been taken by the insurgents for about three months now. We will not give up on them, even for a minute. Wherever they are today, our spirits are with them. For sure, government is doing something and in no distant time, the poor girls would be rescued and reunited with their families, insha Allah,” the governor said.
Shettima had in a different occasion when he met with stakeholders of Chibok local government area, announced that most of the escapee girls and some of the parents have been made to undergo some post-trauma counselling to enable them weather the harrowing experiences that they are passing through since the kidnap of the girls on April 14, 2014.
Governor of Borno state in northeast Nigeria, Mr Kashim Shettima, had said though the abducted Chibok secondary schoolgirls have today clocked 90 days, his government, as well as well-meaning Nigerians, will not give up on them until they are safely returned home.
Over 200 Schoolgirls were abducted from a school dormitory on April 14th when Boko Haram terrorists attacked Chibok, predominantly christian community, 105km south of Maiduguri, Borno state capital, where the Boko Haram ideology was birthed.
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| Three of the Escapee Abducted Chibok Girls Shortly after Escaping Boko Haram Captivity |
Shettima, who made this statement when he hosted the new vice chancellor of the University of Maiduguri, Professor Njodi, on a courtesy call in his office yesterday, noted that government of Borno State is still very much disturbed about the plight of the poor girls who are still held in captivity.
“These are trying times for us all, and we have to pray for the return of our girls that have been taken by the insurgents for about three months now. We will not give up on them, even for a minute. Wherever they are today, our spirits are with them. For sure, government is doing something and in no distant time, the poor girls would be rescued and reunited with their families, insha Allah,” the governor said.
Shettima had in a different occasion when he met with stakeholders of Chibok local government area, announced that most of the escapee girls and some of the parents have been made to undergo some post-trauma counselling to enable them weather the harrowing experiences that they are passing through since the kidnap of the girls on April 14, 2014.
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