In April 2014, over 200 girls were reportedly kidnapped from the Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State by Boko Haram.
The government of Goodluck Jonathan at the time, claimed that it was a hoax, and an attempt by the enemies of the government to shame the administration.
The incident turned out to be real and became the worst nightmare of the administration, and as many political pundits have posited, the end of Jonathan’s tenure.
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Chibok girls that have regained their freedom
(New York Times)
During the harrowing period in Nigeria’s history, the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) took up the issue and expressed concern while scoring some powerful political points.
Even then candidate Muhammadu Buhari tweeted on May 29, 2015, saying “Government Secondary School in the town of Chibok in Borno State.”
We cannot claim to have defeated Boko Haram without rescuing the #ChibokGirls and all other innocent persons held hostage. #NewNigeria
Fast forward to 2017
103 of the over 200 girls that were kidnapped in 2014, have been released and the government has vowed to make sure that the rest return home.
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), President Buhari reportedly approved the payment of €3 million to secure the freedom of 103 students.
The report also revealed that Buhari paid Boko Haram €1 million for the release of the first set of 21 girls in October 2016.
WSJ also alleged that the President ordered another payment €2 million for the release 82 girls in May 2017, bringing the number to 103 girls released.
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Of the 276 girls kidnapped from Chibok, 112 are still believed to be held by Boko Haram
(AFP/File)Four years after Chibok girls kidnap
In remembrance of the kidnapping of the Chibok girls four years ago, the President recently vowed that as long as he remains the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, the remaining Chibok girls in Boko Haram captivity will be rescued
As we commemorate the 4th anniversary of the abduction of the #ChibokGirls tomorrow, April 14, let me again assure the parents and families that their daughters will never be forgotten or abandoned to their fate.
As long as I remain the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria the Chibok girls will NEVER be forgotten. Everything possible will be done to have them reunited with their families.
He admitted that the process of rescuing the girl has taken too long, blaming the delay on a breakdown of negotiations with Boko Haram terrorists.
Also, the Federal Government released a video showing the efforts made by Buhari’s administration has made to secure the release of the girls on social media.
See some of the Twitter reactions President Buhari's tweet below:
A school should be a place of safety.
Four years ago, 276 girls were snatched from their secondary school in Chibok, Nigeria.
More than 100 are yet to return.
We continue to call for their release.#ChildrenUnderAttack
Tomorrow, I will be tweeting rare insights on the rest of the #ChibokGirls in captivity. How many are alive and the need for the parents to know the truth, no matter how unpleasant the revelation is.
1/ Four years ago, a middle ranking BH commander led dozens of fighters in search of food and other supplies in the remote town of Chibok, like an afterthought, they saw a chance to abduct school girls in GSS Chibok, the girls at the time were preparing for their exams.
Says the man who walked on red carpet in Dapchi? Please save us the drama. You have not forgotten #ChibokGirls yet you are floating the idea of granting amnesty to their captors, Boko Haram. Being forgotten is better than granting Boko Haram amnesty twitter.com/ngrpresident/s…
Also, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has assured Nigerians that Leah Sharibu, the Dapchi school girl who was held back by Boko Haram for refusing to denounce Christianity, will soon be released.
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Protesters demand rescue of abducted Dapchi girls
(TheCitizen)
Leah was kidnapped alongside her schoolmates on February 19, 2018, by Boko Haram terrorists from a secondary school in Dapchi, Yobe state.
Twitter reactions to remaining students’ 4th year in Boko Haram’s captivity
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