Narrating a recent visit to a parent whose child remains in captivity, he detailed the profound emotional impact on the mom, who had nearly lost her vision due to constant weeping. He asked the government to step up its efforts to secure the release of the 82 Chibok girls who are still missing.
He said in an interview with Arise TV, ”I’m appealing for more effort by the government to secure the release of the remaining 82. It’s not easy for the parents. 48 of the Chibok girls’ parents are already late due to high blood pressure. I saw one woman I visited her last week, she has nearly gone blind because she’s crying every day.”
On the night of 14-15, April 2014, 276 female students aged from 10 to 18 were kidnapped by the Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram from the Government Girls Secondary School in the town of Chibok in Borno state, Nigeria.
Prior to the raid, the school had been closed for four weeks due to deteriorating security conditions but the girls were in attendance in order to take attendance to take the final WAEC exam in Physics.
About 276 Female Students were abducted, 57 of the school girls reportedly escaped immediately following the incident by jumping from the trucks on which they were being transported.
Yahi Bwata’s daughter, Comfort Bwata was one of the Chibok girls that were freed by the Nigerian Army during a rescue mission in the Sambisa forest. CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>