The 15th of April 2014 will never be forgotten in the history of Nigeria. It was the day Nigeria, and indeed the world were hit with the story of the abduction of about 270 school girls from Chibok, in Northern Nigeria, by Islamist terrorists, Boko Haram. If there was any proof that solidarity finds a common ground in pains, the abduction of the school girls proved it, as people all over the world were galvanized into action as many called for the return of the abducted girls.

But if the world jumped into action immediately after the news broke, the Federal Government of Nigeria, then headed by Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, a Southerner, was slow to react. The Federal Government’s late response to the abduction has since been explained away as being informed by what the government of the day perceived as the “irregularities” with the abduction, which led it to belief that it was a political move. It was an oversight, which ultimately cost Goodluck Jonathan the Presidency.

A little over a year after the current President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in, a negotiated release of 21 of the missing Chibok girls was effected. This was followed by another 82 being released earlier this month, just at the point where the country was almost boiling over with the demand to be assured that the president was truly hale and hearty, and able to perform his duties effectively and efficiently.

Yet despite the return of about 105 of the girls, Nigerians are still inundated with questions concerning the abduction of the girls. For instance, following the return of the girls, what immediately caught the attention of a lot of people was how healthy, and well taken care of they were. Pictures of them and those of other women in IDP camps in the same Borno were juxtaposed to show that the ones who were in captivity appear to be very well taken care of. This, and many other issues,(like the fact that the girls’ release come at points when the Federal Government is under pressure to prove it is doing well)have made a lot of people ask that discussions around the issue of the abduction should be freely held.

In fact, a few days ago, a journalist came out on Twitter to reveal that immediately after the abduction, she and her team visited Chibok. According to her, what they were able to gather points to a conspiracy. Her story says that the abduction of the girls was staged by a “political Boko Haram”, different from the terrorist Boko Haram, but with both working together, to attain a certain agenda. If that is true, then it would explain how particularly well taken care of the girls are. It will also explain why since the release of the girls, they have been kept away from the media, and almost held “hostage” by the Federal Government.


The Federal Government on its part is not making things easy and transparent. For whatever reasons, they have warned the girls not to “discuss their experiences with their parents”! Which makes one wonder what the girls have to say that must be kept secret by all means. The story of the abduction is something that should be recounted so that others may learn of the terrorists’ modus operandi, and be able to avoid such circumstances. It would be nice to know how they were able to move such a large number of girls without being detected, so that people may learn and be security conscious. Why are the people being denied this very important story that can potentially save lives?

There may be no conspiracy, but the government is certainly making it look like there is one. When the journalist who made the Political Boko Haram assertion did that, people as high as the President’s staff, Tolu Ogunlesi came after her hard, with the aim of discrediting her. Problem is, this can easily be resolved if the girls are allowed to share individually their different experiences. Why the hush hush?

The abduction of the Chibok school girls, like the Nigeria Civil war is a key moment in Nigeria’s history. Is it possible to avoid the mistakes made by not discussion the Civil war, by giving people the

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