Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima is expectant that the Chibok schoolgirls would be salvaged, noting that he would not compromise on the release of the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram almost a year ago.
Shettima, in a televised media chat yesterday in Maiduguri, said the Chibok girls case often cause him to tears. The governor said he remained hopeful that the schoolgirls will be rescued.
“The Chibok girls issue is really very sad; no responsible parent would be happy with what happened to those poor girls. But like I said earlier, hope springs eternally from the heart of men. Only an insane parent will give up on a missing child. We believe quite passionately and realistically that these poor girls would be found. We have been working hard with some international agencies towards their rehabilitation, trauma management and how they can be made to pick up the pieces of their lives once we get them,” he said.
Gov. Shettima said the Chibok case was one issue that has caused so much heartache not only to the parents of the girls, or the people of Borno, but Nigerians. He said the girls might be in Sambisa.
“We believe that at the risk of compromising their safety, the hopeful assessment of most security agencies, is that probably they may be in the Sambisa Forest which is very large. Hitherto, we heard they were being held around the Gwoza and Damboa axis. But for now, Damboa, especially the township, has been recovered and is relatively safe, Gwoza has been recaptured, so our hopeful assessment is that probably the girls are in the Sambisa Forest,” he said.
The governor said his administration has created strong political will leading to community involvement in fighting insurgency. “We provide modest leadership,” he stated.
Culled from Sunnews...
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