Girls’ release, hope for other captives – NHRC boss

 

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has described the release of some of the abducted Dapchi girls as “a great relief to the nation and a reassuring signal for the rescue of others still in captivity, including the Chibok girls.”
Acting Executive Secretary of the Commission, Mrs. Oti Ovrawah, stated this in Abuja yesterday while reacting to the release of the girls on Wednesday.
According to her, “this traumatic serial abduction is a threat to among others, the right to life and right to education of the girl child in Nigeria.”
The NHRC boss, therefore, called on the security services to take additional measures to protect schools and their infrastructure, particularly in the North-east.
She appealed to the authorities concerned to speed up the release of the remaining Dapchi school girls, including those of Chibok who had been in captivity since 2014.
Ovrawah said the nation’s security agencies “cannot afford to fail its citizens as they are constitutionally mandated to protect live and property,” and urged the Military and others, including relevant stakeholders to work in synergy to ensure maximum security for all.

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