Not a single girl rescued – BringBackOurGirls Movement

The #BringBackOurGirls Movement (BBOG) in Abuja has cried out that not a single girl has been rescued, 135 days after their abduction by terrorists from their school in Chibok, Borno state. The group lamented the poor result from the rescue operation in a meeting with the editorial team of Media Trust Limited, publishers of the […]

The #BringBackOurGirls Movement (BBOG) in Abuja has cried out that not a single girl has been rescued, 135 days after their abduction by terrorists from their school in Chibok, Borno state.

The group lamented the poor result from the rescue operation in a meeting with the editorial team of Media Trust Limited, publishers of the Trust titles at the head office of the newspaper in Abuja today.

Led by Mrs. Maryam Uwais and Dino Malaye, they decried that of the 219 girls still in captivity for over 135 day, the government has not been able to rescue any one of them.

According to Maryam Uwais: “219 girls are still out there, we feel it is necessary to remind Nigerian about the plight of these girls,” adding that, “as human beings we have to empathize with the parents of these girls.”

She also said: “We must continue to insist that our girls must be brought back and we can’t forget that our girls are out there.”

Maryam Uwai pointed out the campaign to bring back the Chibok girls is not political or against government, and that the group has not been hijacked or infiltrated as is being  insinuated.

Also speaking Dino Malaye said the group is on an awareness campaign to resuscitate the consciousness of Nigerians to the suffering of the abducted Chibok girls.

He noted that only one person can take an oath to protect the lives and wellbeing of the people of Nigeria and that is President Goodluck Jonathan.

Malaye said: “The primary occupation of government is to protect the security of the country; it is not agitation to condemn government but asking them to own up to their responsibility.”

Responding on an accusation that the group has a bank account, Malaye said: “how can a top security agency come up with a policy statement that a group is a franchise and allow the continued existence of that group?”

He challenged the Department of State Security to make public the account number of the group and expose those funding the group.

Other members of the group who spoke at the meeting expressed their commitment to strategize with all stakeholders and sustain the daily sit outs until the Chibok girls are rescued.