The Federal Government had in a January 11 letter to the group offered it the opportunity to join the military during the search for the Chibok girls in Sambisa Forest
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The invitation extended to members of the BBOG, an advocacy group for the release of the missing school girls from Chibok, Borno State, was contained in a letter dated January 11
Responding to a letter written to him by Malala Yousafzai, the Co-Founder of the Malala Fund, President Buhari said while he cannot divulge the details of ongoing negotiations to secure the release of the girls due to the sensitive nature of the negotiations, ”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 convener made this known while marking the Global Week of Action to mark 1,000 days of the abduction of Chibok Girls in their school on April 14, 2014
Fayose said the Federal Government must stop deceiving Nigerians with stories of defeat of Boko Haram insurgency and the return of Chibok girls
He also dismissed social media reports that more Chibok schoolgirls had been rescued from their captors
‘It is imperative to state categorically that the sponsors of this media campaign have a hidden agenda which is best known to them’
Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, stated this in a statement issued in Abuja
Buhari said at Beneshiek, headquarters of Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State that funds for the procurement of the foods were sourced from the donations from well-meaning Nigerians through her Get-Involved-Programme, a unit of her Future-Assured-project
The event, tagged: “Official Inauguration and Signing of Memorandum of Understanding on the Chibok Girls Endowment Project,” took place at the Peace Corps of Nigeria premises, Abuja on October 17, with the #BringBackOurGirls inscription on the backdrop
He said the call to sponsor the girls on pilgrimage was to enable them have time away from the environment for prayers and reflection
Rotigliano said: “The emotional reunification of the 21 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram more than two years ago in Chibok with their families, highlights the need for intensive support for women and girls who have been held by the group
Last week, 21 of the girls who were kidnapped on April 14, 2014 from their school hostel at Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, were released
Fonsom, who is also the General Overseer of Spring of Life Assembly, said though more of the girls remain in captivity, but the freedom of this first batch to be released has awakened hope
Osinbajo spoke at the State House, Abuja, where he received the 21 girls who were freed on Thursday
The position of the Federal Government was stated on Thursday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at a news briefing
Though CNN did not state where the photograph was taken, it showed about five girls fully clad in hijab, walking alongside a man in Army camouflage
The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Garba Shehu, has confirmed the development
In his speech to the UN General Assembly, the Nigerian leader after giving account of the effort and challenges confronting his country in the area of security and the fight against terrorism, invited the UN Secretary General to come to the aid of Nigeria on the lingering and complex but delicate issue of securing freedom for the abducted Chibok School girls who have been in the captivity of the Boko Haram for about two years now
While commending the Multi-National Joint Task Force for degrading Boko Haram, Buhari said the Nigerian government has been fully responsive to the urgency to save innocent lives, protect victims of Boko Haram atrocities, guarantee stability and facilitate the resumption of normal social and economic activities in the North-East of the country