Leah Sharibu marks one year in captivity



The abducted Nigerian school girl by Boko Haram insurgents, Leah Sharibu, on Tuesday marked one year in her kidnappers’ custody.

Sharibu was abducted alongside 109 other girls from their secondary school in Dapchi, Yobe state, on February 19, 2018.

While most of the girls were released, Sharibu was denied freedom after refusing to renounce her Christian faith for Islam.

She has been in the custody of the terror group despite repeated pledges by President Muhammadu Buhari and the federal government to ensure her freedom.

Taking to its Twitter handle on Tuesday, the Bring Back our Girls (BBOG) movement wrote that Miss Sharibu is 365 days in captivity.

The group asked why Miss Sharibu was left behind in the hands of her abductors. The group further questioned why Nigerians and thegovernment are quiet about Miss Sharibu.

Four days after their abduction last year, President Buhari promised to ensure the safe return of all the abducted students.

Buhari also vowed that his administration would ensure the abductors of the Dapchi girls were apprehended and brought to justice.

“I also instructed the security agencies to deploy in full and not spare any effort to ensure that all the girls are returned safely, and the attackers arrested and made to face justice,” the president had said.

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