President Muhammadu Buhari’s, yesterday, reassured the parents of the abducted Chibok school girls of his government’s determination to rescue the girls alive.
Buhari, represented by Governor Kashim Shettima at a meeting with the girls’parents in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, said: “We share the agony and sorrow of our abducted girls, as government we are working hard to rescue your girls alive and healthy.
I am optimistic that the girls are still alive and will soon be rescued and handed over to their parents by the grace of God”. The President said he feels the agony and the psychological trauma the agony the parents go through, as he is also a father and called on them to exercise patience as government is doing everything possible to make sure the girls are rescued.
“We leaders are responsible for taking care of our people and are accountable before the Almighty God. As such, government will continue to render assistance to the parents of the abducted girls, as most of the parent cannot go to their farms nor carry on with their petty trading, because of the psychological trauma and agony they are going through,” Buhari lamented.
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