Parents of abducted Chibok schoolgirls have accused the federal government of having a hand in the abduction of the 219 Chibok school-girls.
Two-hundred and sixty-two days after their daughters were kidnapped from school, the distraught parents of the students of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, on Thursday criticised President Goodluck Jonathan for not fulfilling his promise to rescue the girls from the custody of Boko Haram.
Nine parents whose daughters are among the abducted girls by the Boko Haram sect, met with the #BringBackOurGirls group, and expressed sadness over President Goodluck Jonathan’s failure to recue the school-girls six months after he promised to rescue them.
A father, Samuel Abana, to one of the Chibok schoolgirls who were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State on April 14 said the previous year was a horrible one.
“We used to gather at the Chibok Central School – Christians and Muslims – but 2014 is a horrible year for all of us; everybody is scattered,” Mr. Abana said
Another of the parents Mr Goni Murtah accused the government of having a hand in the abduction of the girls.
“Some of them had only two papers to finish up. The principal and vice principal ask everyone to bring their form. They didn’t allow them to stay where they usually stayed. They locked them in the hostel. The matron who was there with the girls during the abduction was not taken. They were asked not to leave the school or they would be punished. Three hours to the time of the kidnapping, there was a message. Some people came and collected their children. The hands of the government is in this kidnapping. If they can’t rescue our girls, they should bring in the United Nations to help bring our girls back,” he said.
However, another parent, Rev Mark Enoch, commended the BBOG for not allowing the issue to be swept under the carpet.
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