130 Days Later, Chibok Girls Still Missing
On April 14, 2014, the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno was invaded by armed Boko Haram militants who abducted more than 200 female students from the school.
The mass kidnapping sparked outrage all over the globe and led to the awareness hashtag #BringBackOurGirls.
Concerned citizens from all around the world took to the streets in protest to urge the Nigerian government to intensify efforts to rescue the missing girls.
The government first claimed that the girls had been rescued, a report which was found to be false.
The Goodluck Jonathan administration has come under severe criticism for what many see as a lax attitude towards the fate of the innocent girls who have now been in captivity for more than 4 months.
Some people have claimed that the reports of the abduction are false and that the entire saga is a scam being fueled by anti-Jonathan forces.
Former Education Minister, Obiageli Ezekwesili has been at the forefront of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign and has come under fire from government officials who accuse her of supporting the movement for her own personal gain.
Mrs. Ezekwesili will be attending a protest march at the Unity Fountain in Abuja today, August 22, 2014 in commemoration of the 130 day of the girls’ abduction.
Since the girls went missing, 11 of their parents have died, unable to bear the grief any further.
As the situation stands, the question on the minds of Nigerians, and concerned people all over the world, is: When will our girls be found?
The mass kidnapping sparked outrage all over the globe and led to the awareness hashtag #BringBackOurGirls.Concerned citizens from all around the world took to the streets in protest to urge the Nigerian government to intensify efforts to rescue the missing girls.
The government first claimed that the girls had been rescued, a report which was found to be false.
The Goodluck Jonathan administration has come under severe criticism for what many see as a lax attitude towards the fate of the innocent girls who have now been in captivity for more than 4 months.
Some people have claimed that the reports of the abduction are false and that the entire saga is a scam being fueled by anti-Jonathan forces.
Former Education Minister, Obiageli Ezekwesili has been at the forefront of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign and has come under fire from government officials who accuse her of supporting the movement for her own personal gain.
Mrs. Ezekwesili will be attending a protest march at the Unity Fountain in Abuja today, August 22, 2014 in commemoration of the 130 day of the girls’ abduction.
Since the girls went missing, 11 of their parents have died, unable to bear the grief any further.
As the situation stands, the question on the minds of Nigerians, and concerned people all over the world, is: When will our girls be found?
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