Governor Babagana Zulum has said that Borno State
Government is yet to celebrate return or rescue of the 187 out of the total 276
abducted Chobok schoolgirls,
because, quite a number of them amounting to about 89 are still in captivity.
Zulum
however appreciated the sustainable and collective efforts put in place by
government, security agencies, members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF)
and other stakeholders for not only rescuing many of the Chibok girls and other
victims, but also restore relative peace in the state.
The
governor was represented during a joint press briefing on Saturday at the NUJ
Centre, Maiduguri by Commissioner for Information and Internal Security,
Professor Usman Tar and his counterpart from the ministry of Women Affairs and
Social Development, Hajiya Zuwaira Gambo marking 10- year anniversary since the
abduction saga.
He regretted that, it is now 10 years ago when Boko Haram
armed terrorists invaded Government Girls Secondary School Chibok, precisely on
14th April, 2014.
The text
read by Professor Tar partly reads “The Borno State Government is committed to
rescuing and reuniting the remaining Chibok girls and reuniting them with their
families. We understand the pain and anguish that the families of those still
in captivity are going through, this is our sorrow!
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“We also
wish to use this occasion to take stock of the rescued girls and provide an
update on how the girls are coming to terms with adjusting to normal life after
captivity, and efforts of the Borno State Government to sustain the momentum on
the rescue of the remaining girls.
“So far,
out of the 276 abducted Chibok Girls,187 have been rescued and reunited with
their families. Most of the rescued girls have, over the years, been enrolled
in different schools or graduated under the supervision of the Federal Ministry
of Women Affairs. A number of the girls have been enrolled into local and
foreign scholarships or empowerment programmes. Many have since been reunited
with their immediate families and are continuing to receive psychosocial
support to reconcile them with normal life.
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