The remaining Chibok schoolgirls still in Boko Haram captivity will be
released soon, according to President Muhammadu Buhari.
He
made the promise on Thursday at the book presentation entitled: ‘Making Steady,
Sustainable Progressive for Nigeria’s Peace and Prosperity: A mid-term
scorecard on the President Muhammadu Buhari Administration.’
“During
the year it was my great pleasure to secure the release of 102 Chibok school
girls. We are doing our best quietly and effectively as possible to get the
rest released,” Buhari said.
“We
are working day and night with our international partners to release the
remaining girls as soon as possible, as well as women and children still on
captivity.”
He
also reaffirmed his commitment to improve security, fight corruption and
restructure the economy.
“On
the current issues on herdsmen/farmers clashes, kidnapping and armed robberies
within the confines of our limited resources, we are giving top priority to
security,” he said.
Parents
of the schoolgirls, abducted since April 2014, recently expressed sadness over
Buhari’s “silence” on the fate of their daughters.
In
a letter written to the president, the parents lamented that 20 of them have
died while waiting for the return of the girls.
Boko
Haram insurgents abducted 276 girls from the Government Girls Secondary School,
Chibok, Borno state.
The
sect released 82 of the girls in May 2016, following a prisoner-swap deal with
the federal government. Five months later, 21 girls were also freed.
Subsequently,
the government promised that more girls would regain freedom.
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