Avoid Comments That Can Hinder Release Of Remaining Chibok Girls – FG

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to commentators and analysts to refrain from making statements that could jeopardize the release of the remaining Chibok girls still in captivity. The minister made the appeal yesterday at a special thanksgiving church service
and reunion of the 21 girls with their families in Abuja, yesterday.

‘’We must not make comments that will make the release of these girls difficult or impossible,” he said. Alhaji Mohammed, who quoted from the scriptures (Those who are with us are more than those who are with them), said those who doubted the sincerity and commitment of the present administration to the safe release and reunion of the abducted Chibok girls with their parents were disappointed. “When the President said that the Boko Haram saga will not be closed until all the girls abducted have been released and reunited with their families safely, those who doubted did not believe us so we thank God this day has come,” he said. Boko Haram to negotiate release of 83 more girls Meanwhile, presidential spokesman, Mr. Garba Shehu, said yesterday that Boko Haram has expressed its willingness to negotiate the release 83 more Chibok girls. n an interview with Reuters Foundation, Mr. Shehu said leaders of the Islamic State-affiliated group released 21 girls on Thursday to assure the Buhari administration their faction held the girls. “These 21 released girls are supposed to be tale bearers to tell the Nigerian government that this faction of Boko Haram has 83 more Chibok girls. The faction said it is ready to negotiate if the government is willing to sit down with them,” Shehu said. President Buhari had repeatedly said he would be willing to negotiate with the group if its genuine leaders were identified. Alhaji Mohammed appealed to the parents of the girls who are yet to be freed to continue to exercise patience, saying, “This is the beginning and we are very optimistic that very soon another batch bigger than this will be released. I want to assure you that these negotiations are ongoing even as we speak.” The Chairman of the Parents of the Abducted Chibok School Girls, Yakubu Nkeki, re-echoed the Minister’s plea by appealing to the people to stop spreading rumours, particularly on the social media, that will put the lives of the girls at risk.

--> He debunked some reports alleging that 18 of the 21 freed girls are pregnant even as he denied that the girls were radicalised by Boko Haram. Mr. Nkeki thanked President Buhari for summoning the courage and the political will that eventually led to the release of the abducted girls. In her testimony, the spokesperson of the released girls, Miss Gloria Dame, who recalled their ordeal in captivity, thanked God and all those who made their safe release and reunion with their families possible. Miss Dame, who spoke in Hausa, prayed that God will ensure the safe release of the other girls still in captivity. “We never thought we would ever see this moment but God has made it possible for us. I want to appeal to all of us to fast and pray for the safe release of those left behind,” she said. Dr. Shiktra Kwali, who delivered the sermon at the thanksgiving service, told the girls that as they start a new life in freedom, they should not allow the experience of the past to weigh them down, and urged them to remain steadfast in serving the Lord, who has not forsaken them even in captivity Several ministers of God, including the President of the Church of Brethren in Nigeria (EYN), Reverend Joel Bilili, offered prayers for the girls. The high-point of the occasion was the reunion between the parents and their daughters. Tears flowed freely as parents took turns to identify their daughters, while one woman simply carried her daughter on her back in happiness. The ceremony ended with an identification parade, as each of the freed girls identified her parents who in turn made brief comments, with many of them praising President Muhammadu Buhari for ensuring their safe release. To receive more updates from Frayokit News, kindly SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER or follow us on FACEBOOK and on TWITTER
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