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Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka; former Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Dr. Christopher Kolade; the Convener of the #BringBackOurGirls, Oby Ezekwesili; publisher of the Ovation magazine, Dele Momodu and several other concerned individuals have called for fresh support towards efforts aimed at securing the freedom of the abducted Chibok girls.

The renewed call came at the marking of the ninth month since the school girls were abducted by Boko Haram from Borno State’s border town.

Ahead of the commemoration, which was observed on Wednesday, the #BringBackOurGirls campaigners met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Soyinka, Kolade and other “elders” to seek advice on the way forward. The statesmen regretted the inability of the government to intervene on time and rescue the victims.

Obasanjo, according to twitter messages, repeated his pessimism about their return, noting that the Federal Government missed the first 48 hours, which he considered very vital.

Mrs. Ayo Obe, a Lagos-based legal practitioner who has spoken on the issue, said Obasanjo’s attitude was not encouraging, since he believes that the Federal Government is not doing anything about the situation.

She said it was important for #BringBackOurGirls to seek the contributions of former presidents and those of other national leaders on the issue, since the government, which it thought would be moved by its determination, has not taken meaningful steps.

But Soyinka, according to Obe’s tweets, said he didn’t want the group “to despair or lose hope. Your government may have failed you, but you are never abandoned by people.”

Soyinka was quoted as saying, “The whole nation needs to be mobilised, not just the armed forces, but the citizenry as well, because the Boko Haram threat is existential. This is a statement I don’t often make, but it is important for us to boost and sustain the morale of the military.

“We can never really have closure, because of the weight of guilt we should feel towards the Chibok girls. We must be practical. We will never see those girls again in the same form. But we will never abandon them.”

Soyinka, who displayed a book entitled, “Return of the Children,”asked the group, “Is it a good omen for #BringBackOurGirls?”

The respected professor added that “the sense of self-projection into the predicament of ordinary people is just totally missing” in the government.

Kolade, according to tweets by Ms. Obe, said it was shocking that France had drawn overwhelming sympathy from the entire world when it was only Pope Francis that “felt something” for Nigeria.

“If you’ve not yet achieved the return of the girls, don’t feel that it is a failure. The group can’t physically bring them back. If Chibok girls are in captivity, only someone with no imagination can be comfortable. It beats me that anyone would go to Unity Fountain to harass #BringBackOurGirls. To call that thinking ‘warped’ is too mild,” Kolade said.

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why now?

Apc stooges...

ORACLE1975:
why now?

Maybe because elections is less than a month away

Which Chibok girls again.



There is no missing girls, they should stop that mess now.

menesheh:
Which Chibok girls again.



There is not missing girl, they should stop that mess now.

pls u need ur head examined

mrvitalis:

pls u need ur head examined

Enjoy only the image then forget the text

which chibok girls? The ones wey buhari don forcefully collect with his terrorists group...

menesheh:



Enjoy only the image then forget the text

I know u need ur head examined but now I know it's now an emergency

I pity the girls,I hope buhari will help us get them when he become the president.

menesheh:
Which Chibok girls again.



There is no missing girls, they should stop that mess now.

And what makes you so sure??