1000 Days Of Distress For The Girls: Buhari Comments On The Yet-Be-Released Chibok School Girls

Its one thousand days already since over 200 girls where abducted from their school in Chibok by the Boko Haram Insuregents and President Buhari has got something to tell Nigerians concerning the issue.

In a statement issued by his spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, President Buhari said:

“We are grateful to God that on this landmark day, we are not completely in the depths of despair, but buoyed with hope that our daughters will yet rejoin their families and loved ones.

“Three of them have been recovered by our diligent military, while the freedom of 21 others was secured through engagement with their captors. We are hopeful that many more will still return as soon as practicable.

“I salute the fortitude of the distraught parents. As a parent also, I identify with their plight. Days turned to weeks, weeks turned to months, months turned to years, and today, it is 1,000 days. The tears never dry, the ache is in our hearts. But hope remains constant, eternal and we believe our pains will be assuaged.

“Our hopes will not be shattered and our hearts will leap for joy, as more and more of our daughters return. It is a goal we remain steadfastly committed to.”

Buhari also commended all who have been in the vanguard for the recovery of the girls, both nationally and internationally, adding:
“Someday soon, we will all rejoice together. Our intelligence and security forces are unrelenting and whatever it takes, we remain resolute.

“Chibok community, Nigeria and indeed, the world, will yet rise in brotherhood, to welcome our remaining girls back home. We trust God for that eventuality.”