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…#BBOG demands govt sets up monitoring team on Chibok girls
Parents of the abducted Chibok girls have accused the Federal Government of being unfair to them.
Mother of Dorcas Yakubu, the Chibok girl who spoke in the recent Boko Haram video stated that the government was claiming victory in the battle against the insurgents despite the inability to rescue the girls.
Esther Yakubu stated spoke with newsmen on Monday in Abuja during a march to the Villa by members of the #BringBackOurGirls (#BBOG) advocacy, which was barred by security agencies.
“They said that they have won the war against terror but the President promised us that the fight against terror will not be over unless the Chibok girls are back, but now they are celebrating winning the terror without our daughters back, it is unfair.
“We wish to state our dissatisfaction on the recent exposure of Amina Ali Nkeki to media against the advice of our leaders in Abuja to the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) which we earlier on made our position known to the Federal Government that in the event of our girls rescue/release, we all want their privacy protected aside making their release known to the public.
“The recently released video should provoke the Federal Government and it’s security apparatus to action to rescue the remaining 218 girls and not interviews of a traumatised girl recovering from abuses and trauma from the exploitation for emotional and political mileage following the outrage that greeted the recently released Boko Haram video and should not be repeated until she is fully recovered and reunited with her family and integrated into her community.”
During the march, members of the #BBOG advocacy demanded that the government constitute a #ChibokGirls rescue operation monitoring team to act as a transparent mechanism for feedback on evidence of the presidents sustained action towards the rescue of the girls.
The group also advised the president to pursue the lowest risk option available in accessing the risk factors involved in the rescue mission and adopt the best solution to rescue the Chibok girls.
#BBOG added that the President should immediately preside over National Emergency in the North East Conference to articulate a cohesive response plan to the humanitarian crises and designate a special envoy responsible to the inter-agency collaborative work required.