Oby Ezekwesili accuses Buhari of "lack of compassion" on the 2nd anniversary of Leah

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Oby Ezekwesili accuses Buhari of "lack of compassion" on the second anniversary of Leah Sharibu's abduction






It's exactly two years since Leah Sharibu was kidnapped in her school in Dapchi alongside 109 other students.
 
Of the 107 Dapchi schoolgirls who survived the ordeal, all except Leah Sharibu were returned to their community. Leah was the only one held back by her abductors because she refused to renounce Christianity and convert to Islam. She was later forcefully made to convert to Islam before being married off to a top Boko Haram commander who she now has a son with.
 
Marking Leah Sharibu's second year in captivity, Oby Ezekwesili called out President Muhammadu Buhari and his administration for the way they've handled the situation. She said they have not kept contact with the girl's heartbroken parents.
 
The former Minister of Education tweeted: "Today is 2 years since #LeahSharibu was abducted as part of the #DapchiSchoolGirls. You know what’s doubly tragic? The @NGRPresident @MBuhari  and his administration @NigeriaGov  have not kept any contact with her heartbroken parents since 2018. Such lack of compassion is wicked."
 
She added: "In a few weeks, it will be 6 years since our #ChibokGirls were abducted. There are 112 still not brought back. Just like #LeahSharibu, their parents are treated with disregard and the @NigeriaGov @NGRPresident @MBuhari  give them no updates about their children. No compassion.
 
"I repeat. @NigeriaGov @NGRPresident @MBuhari : Proverbs 17:5 He who mocks the poor taunts his/her Maker; He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished. Give justice to #LeahSharibu & our #112ChibokGirls and bring closure to their tragedies."
 


President Buhari released a statement on the second anniversary of Leah Sharibu's abduction.
 
The statement reads: "Two years ago, 110 innocent children from the town of Dapchi were taken, against their will, by the terrorists of Boko Haram. 107 survived the ordeal. Today, all but one – Leah Sharibu – are returned to their families.
 
"Now aged 16, Leah remains in the hands of the terrorists – they say because she refuses to renounce her Christian faith.
 
"We say, as the government for and of all Nigerians, that no person has the right to force another to change their faith against their will and that all lives are sacred.
 
"This government continues and seeks to secure the release of all children and captives of terrorists – and we do so, regardless of their creed or the name of their creator.
 
"As we redouble our efforts for Leah’s return, we can never allow the terrorists to divide us – Christian against Muslim, Muslim against Christian. We are all sons of Abraham. And all Nigerians have the same worth and rights before the law, and before God."

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CAN Yobe state stage protest to mark 2nd year anniversary of Leah Sharibu's abduction (photos)







To mark the 2nd year anniversary of the abduction of the Dapchi school girls, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Yobe State chapter, today Wednesday February 19th, staged a solidarity walk in the state, praying for peace to return to the country as well as challenging the Federal government to ensure the release of the school girls still in Boko Haram captivity.
 

 
Apart from the prayer sessions at the church, the Yobe State CAN Chairman, with his officials and the entire congregation including school children, staged a peaceful procession from the ECWA Church to St. Mary’s Catholic Church with protesters holding placards.
 

 
Some of the inscriptions read: “Dark Birthday for Leah Sharibu; every life is precious to God; stop the violence; the duty of govt is security of lives and properties.”
 
The Christian community also sent a message of hope to Leah and all those in captivity including Muslims. They also prayed for the repose of the soul of Bitrus Zakka, the CAN Chairman from Michika, Adamawa State, who was recently murdered by Boko Haram.
 
On February 19th 2018, Boko Haram members stormed the Government Girls Science Technical College in Dapchi. Five of the girls died in Captivity, 104 of them were released but Leah Sharibu was withheld because she refused to renounce her Christian faith.