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Obasanjo Condemns Chibok Schoolgirls’ Abduction
Former President
Olusegun Obasanjo on
Monday condemned the
abduction of more than
200 schoolgirls in
Government Girls
Secondary School,
Chibok in Borno State.
Obasanjo made the
condemnation during the
signing of a
Memorandum of
Understanding with the
Jigawa State Government
to adopt a junior
secondary school and a primary school in Kudai, Dutse.
He appealed to the abductors to release them without any condition because the
girls were innocent and should not be made to suffer unreasonably.
“Whatever the grievances, objectives and anger of this group of people who are
behind this abduction, they should not have acted on these innocent girls.
“We condemn their action and also appeal to them to release these girls
unconditionally because they have important contributions for the future of
this country,” Obasanjo said.
The former president sympathised with the parents of the girls but added that
people should not be discouraged to send their female children to school.
He said Nigerians should see what happened as a stumble and not a fall and be
challenged to give their girls good education.
Obasanjo prayed and expressed the hope that the girls would be found and
delivered to their parents.
He said that his visit to the state was to fulfil a promise he made during Jigawa
Economic Summit to adopt a school and transform it to a model on the African
continent.
Obasanjo said that the gesture was to complement the efforts of Gov. Sule
Lamido in promoting girl-child education in the state.
Lamido thanked Obasanjo for his support and cooperation for the development
of the state.