Boko Haram: Buhari meets parents of abducted Chibok girls

PRESIDENT Muhannadu Buhari has reassured the parents of the abducted Chibok School girls of his government’s determination and commitment to rescuing the girls alive and healthy.
President Buhari, who was represented by Governor Kashim Shettima, said “we share the agony and sorrow of our abducted girls, as government we are working hard to rescue your girls alive and healthy. I am optimistic that the girls are still alive and will soon be rescued and handed over to their parents by the grace of God.”
The president
said he was with the parents of the abducted Chibok girls, noting that he felt the agony and the psychological trauma they went through, as he is also a father.  The president  called on them to exercise patience as government was doing everything possible to make sure the girls were rescued.
“We leaders are responsible for taking care of our people and are accountable before the Almighty God, as such, the government will continue to render assistance to the parents of the abducted girls, as most of the parent cannot go to their farms nor carry on with their petty trading, because of the psychological trauma and agony they are going through,” the president lamented.
He said this was a calamity that had befallen the country and it had no religious or tribal connotation, as the terrorists were killing both Muslims and Christians and all tribes they came across with. President Buhari, however, appealed to the non governmental organisations (NGOs) to stop politicising and making the abduction issue a money making business.
While appealing to the parents to be calm and patient, he also assured the parents that the girls would be rescued and the insurgency would come to an end, saying government was fully committed to fighting the insurgency to a stand still, as the country now had credible and dedicated service chiefs.
The government also gave each parent of the abducted girls the token sum of N100,000 and some clothing materials to alleviate their suffering, adding that ‘‘this token is not a compensation of their daughters, but just to assist them.’Responding on behalf of the parents, Lawan Shettima thanked the president for his concern about their plight and assured the president of their cooperation, as this administration is doing everything possible to rescue. He also thanked the government for the assistance rendered them