For almost a week, we have waited with uneasy patience to see how
\nPresident Muhammadu Buhari’s administration would provide leadership on
\nthe recent kidnapping of 105 schoolgirls in Dapchi, Yobe State. While
\nthere has been no concerted effort or any sense of urgency to rescue our
\ndaughters, we however hope that Mr. President who has said he is not in a
\nhurry to act or respond to problems affecting Nigerians, has been able to
\nstudy the historical perspective of the abduction, enough to rescue them.
\nWhat a shame!<\/p>\n
It is most unfortunate that once again, many parents in Northeast Nigeria
\nhave been plunged into unprecedented sorrow and grief. The gloom, pain,
\nand downright dejection which the parents of these missing girls are
\nfeeling are beyond imagination and unfortunately, President Buhari may not
\nappreciate it because he is not in a hurry to act. It is even more
\nworrisome that both the government of Yobe state and the Federal
\ngovernment have painfully mismanaged this tragic incident, giving
\nconflicting information. This is shameful and condemnable.<\/p>\n
It will be recalled that this is not the first time such tragic incident
\nwould be happening in the NorthEast, and Yobe state in particular. In
\nFebruary 2014, 59 boys were gruesomely killed in a Federal Government
\ncollege at Buni Yadi, Yobe state, by the Boko Haram sect. In April of the
\nsame year, 276 girls were kidnapped by the same terrorist group in Chibok,
\nBorno State. Four years down the line, the same terrorist group has now
\nvisited the Government Girls Secondary School in Dapchi with its
\nviciousness, kidnapping 105 girls in a swoop.<\/p>\n
It is most regrettable that an administration that touted itself as the
\nsolution to Nigeria’s security problems, has not only failed to proffer
\nsolutions but has also continually undermined the deadly impact of these
\nterrorists, leaving Nigerians at their cruel mercy. What’s more, this
\nadministration has repeatedly failed to show nary a value for the life of
\nan average Nigerian.<\/p>\n
Our nation is cowering to evil and injustice. From the Shi’ites members
\nwho were unjustly shot and killed while protesting peacefully, to the
\ninnocent Nigerians being killed by Herdsmen across the country, to those
\nwho are being killed gruesomely by ruthless policemen, and the scores of
\nNigerians being kidnapped in different parts of the country daily, the
\nadministration of president Buhari has consistently failed to show
\nsympathy and genuine concern for these victims and also failed to show
\nenthusiasm and willingness to put an end to these dreadful developments.<\/p>\n
Consequently, we wish to demand that the government commit all military
\nand intelligence resources to free our daughters who are grappling for
\nliberation in the hands of these monstrous animals. We equally urge all
\nNigerians to provide whatever support that is needed to our security
\nagencies to rescue them without further delay. In conclusion, we must not
\nforget that there are several of our daughters from Chibok who are still
\nin the hands of these vampires and who must be freed.<\/p>\n
SIGNED:<\/p>\n
Adebayo Raphael
\nFOR: OurMumuDonDo<\/p>\n
Deji Adeyanju
\nFOR: Concerned Nigerians<\/p>\n
Ariyo Dare Atoye
\nFor: Coalition in Defence Of Nigerian Democracy<\/p>\n
Bako Abdul Usman
\nFor: Campaign For Democracy<\/p>\n
Moses Paul
\nFOR: MAD Connect<\/p>\n
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