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Please is their any difference between these abductions and that of the Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram

Where is Hell-rufai? this is where you should channel your energy by enacting a law that criminalize forceful abduction and conversion of Christian girls by your fellow pedophiles.

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued three teenage girls, who were abducted in Bauchi State and forcefully converted to Islam.

The Prison Inmate Development Initiative, a non-governmental organisation, handling the matter, told one of our correspondents that the girls were handed over to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 12, Bauchi, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin, on Tuesday, by the Shari’ah Commission in the state.

SUNDAY PUNCH had reported on March 6, 2016, that Blessing Gopep, 13, was abducted by two men identified as Iliya and Umaru, both living in Alkaleri, Bauchi State.

Blessing and her friend, Mary, were on their way back to Jos after spending their holidays with Blessing’s uncle in Bauchi in August, 2015.

Her father had said Blessing and Mary had gone to the Alkaleri motor park, and while they waited on the bus for other passengers, two men, identified as Iliya and Umaru, arrived at the park on a motorcycle and abducted Blessing.

On November 19, Linda Christopher was abducted by one Mallam Shagari in Tarsha Durumi village, while Progress Jacob, 13, was abducted by Mallam Musa in the Yelwa, Sabon Kaura area, both in Bauchi State, on her way back from church on January 3.

According to Ms. Gobet, Progress’ aunt, the teenager went to church on the morning of January 3, 2016 and did not return when the church was presumed to have closed at about 10.30am.

She was allegedly abducted in the Yelwa, Sabon Kaura Area of Bauchi State by one Mallam Musa on her way back from church, which is said to be a few metres away from her aunt’s residence.

The distressed aunt said she reported the case to the traditional ruler (Seriki) of Sabon Kaura as well as the Yelwa Police Station, which only took her statement and directed her to inform them when she found Progress.

She added that all efforts to locate the ‘missing’ girl proved abortive until a letter was delivered to her from the Bauchi State Shari’ah Commission, informing her of Progress’ conversion to Islam.

Sixteen-year-old Linda, a secondary school pupil in Enugu, was seen with one Mallam Shagari at Tarsha Durumi village in Bauchi State on November 19, 2015.

It was learnt that Linda had left Enugu four days earlier to join her parents, who lived in the Katanga Giwa village of Bauchi.

Her parents were notified of her whereabouts by a kinsman, who knew the family.

Just like the Jacobs, her parents got a letter from the Shari’a commission, notifying them of their daughter’s custody and her conversion to Islam.

SUNDAY PUNCH had reported the failure of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, to rescue the girls one week after the newspaper had reported the abduction.

The Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Police Command, Mr. Baba Tijjani, confirmed the release of the girls in an interview with The PUNCH on Tuesday.

Tijjani stated, “The girls have been released. They were not held by the Bauchi State Shari’ah Commission; they volunteered to become Muslims on their own and reported themselves to the Da’awah & Islamic Education Department, which took them to the Bauchi State Shari’ah Commission.

“Now, they have been produced. Progress Jacob and Linda Christopher have been released to their parents while Blessing Gopep’s parents have been told to come tomorrow (Wednesday) and they will go home with their daughter.”

When asked if the case would be treated as a criminal case and the culprits prosecuted, the police commissioner said, “We just released the girls to their parents. The investigations are still ongoing and we will come out with the details after the investigations.”

The Executive Director, PIDI, Mr. Mbami Sabka, who also confirmed the rescue to The PUNCH on the telephone on Tuesday, said he was glad that effort to rescue the girls was not wasted.

He added that this was the beginning of the release of more child brides.

Sabka said, “I am extremely grateful to PUNCH newspapers for their help. We hope that other perpetrators would learn from this. We, as an NGO, won’t stop at this; we will continue the fight for the release of child brides. An end must be put to this illegal act.

“The police have asked the Shari’ah Commission to bring the abductors involved because the girls didn’t walk to the commission by themselves; someone brought them.”

Blessing’s father, who couldn’t contain his excitement while speaking on the telephone, said he was very happy to have his daughter back.

He said, “I have waited so long for this day to come; it has been my only wish. I just want to thank God for bringing my daughter back to us. I am extremely happy; words fail me to express myself. I also want to thank PUNCH newspapers for their help.”

Blessing’s sister, Happiness, said since receiving the news, she had been restless.

“I’m boarding a bus first thing tomorrow to Bauchi. I can’t wait to see my sister,” she stated.

Jacob, who is Progress’ father, stated that he was happy to see his daughter again.

He thanked everyone that helped in his daughter’s release.

He added, “I have informed everyone in the village about her release; they are all expecting us. We are with the Commissioner of Police in Bauchi State. My daughter, Progress, is fine but we are a bit worried about her condition.

“She was asked to identify us as her parents and she did so by pointing at us but she did not speak to us. She only shook her head or nodded to questions.

She confirmed she was not sexually molested by anyone. The commissioner said she would be released to us when the medical examination has been concluded.”

Linda’s mother, Mrs. Onah, added, “She looks fine but we have not spoken to each other yet, although we sat together today. We were told the girls were released because they were not up to 18 years old and could not make decisions on their own.

“They are undergoing medical examinations as we speak and we heard the results will be released after three days. I am happy to see my daughter again.”

PIDI had written letters to the state Commissioner of Police and the National Human Rights Commission but got no response before taking the cases to Amnesty International.

SUNDAY PUNCH’s campaign on the abduction of 14-year-old Ese Oruru from Bayelsa State on February 28 had led to her release within 48 hours from her captivity in the Tofa area of Kano State.

The #FreeEse campaign, launched by PUNCH, had led to Ese’s release and return to Yenagoa, while her abductor, Yunusa Dahiru, aka Yellow, is currently facing trial in the Bayelsa State capital.


http://www.punchng.com/police-rescue-three-stolen-bauchi-girls/

Eiye oroko, jeun ku fa'woko.

Iyen naa nice.

This stupid government is so stupid to dig out past stupidity.

ALL PROMISES CANCELLED (APC)

Hmmmmmm, what a name.


Mr. Ngenekwenu / Clerverly, what do you say ?

Lebee4:
I think we are having more headline readers here than the readers of the main news.
after all the explanation made by the minister, I am disappointed by most of the comments on this post.

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

SycophanticGoat:
Abagworo head for redemption? You must be joking.. That one will rather die in falsehood than to accept his wrong doing. Very gambaric (Fulani) in nature I tell you. The devil would rather repent of his sins and give his life to Christ than for Abagworo to change for good..

Who is aba-goro ? Is that a new Gworo from the north ?

psucc:
I have a thought.

How comes that all the investigations carried out only carry the names of those left in PDP even when it is obvious that most of the 'saints' in APC made a last minute crossover.

If any man be in APC, he is a new creature, old loot has been forgiven they can now refresh to start new looting. - Pastor Osibanjo

APC dishing out one propaganda on top another to cover their shame and unclothedness of laxity and stupidity in governance.

grandstar:
He spoke the truth.

There is no truth in APC.

Story for the gods.

Where are the APC moronic zombies to come say something here ??

VocalWalls:
But when I want to buy a Mercedes-Benz... It becomes a crime to the naira...

Oniranu.

Awon Oniranu bi ogbon awe'

thefakestan:
Oga Pet. Minister the way u r changing mouth em!


Just now u said 18 months no more importation,

Now u saying another thing


ThefakeStan

You go fear lies and propaganda from APC government.

Chai, Nigerians don enter one once govt. oooo

dunkem21:
Click like if you think its OK to import petrol ..


Share if you feel we should encourage our local refineries ..

MBuhari is peaching made in Nigeria. They should fulfill part of their campaign promises.

drkay:
Am beginning to look beyond this administration, why does he have to utter such depressing sentences even if he's saying the truth.

I presume they are all acting and misbehaving under an invisible hand.

Time to begin mass protest against this fraudulent government.

New day new lie to suffocate the zombies.

Zombies, I dey greet oooo

luvinhubby:
These people keeps complicating things for Nigerians at the same time showing the level of confusion that pervades the entire Buhari & APC administration.

This administration is confused.

Behold Nigerians, another APC failed propaganda to "Revive and reactivate our minimally performing Refineries to optimum capacity"

The minister already accepted defeat in the face of adversity and shortage of petroleum product across the country

Lalasticlala, Nigeria needs divine intervention.

Henceforth, the military should stop the senseless bombing of local refineries in the creek and regulate same to acceptable standard.

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said that at the moment, importing Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, is cheaper than producing the product in the country’s refineries.

Addressing newsmen in Abuja, Kachikwu disclosed that until the upgrade and total refurbishment of the refineries are concluded, as well as ensuring that the pipelines are fixed, it would be uneconomic and very expensive to refine PMS locally.

He maintained that local refining of PMS would make much more economic sense if all the refineries undergo full set of repairs and Turn-Around Maintenance, TAM, and when new refineries are set up in the country through co-locative initiative. He said: “Most modern refineries are configured in such a way that your stock of PMS outage is a lot higher, 70 to 80 per cent. So when we do import the product, we actually save money; we get it less expensive than when we do it here.

“But having said that, the reality is that until we have alternatives in terms of co-locative refineries which we are looking at; until we finish the total refurbishment to improve and upgrade the refineries, it does not make sense to use it with some of the deficiencies. “This is because distribution is key.

If you have product in Kaduna for example, pumping into the north becomes easy as opposed to moving, as we do whenever we have a crisis – trucks all the way from Lagos and Oghara, out to the north.” Kachikwu further noted that even if the current set of refineries were working on a 100 per cent basis, they would only be able to account for 20 million litres of PMS per day, about 50 per cent of the country’s total consumption.

This means that the country would still resort to importation to meet up with the shortfall. He said: “The way the refineries are configured right now, and until a full set of repairs and TAM are done, they are configured on the basis of 50 per cent of PMS and 50 per cent other products.

So even if they were producing on a 100 per cent basis, which they are nowhere near producing right now, PMS output would be less than 20 million litres. Our consumption is closer to 40 million. So we will still have, literarily, 50 per cent gap.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/its-cheaper-to-import-petrol-than-refine-locally-kachikwu/

Good move.

no way.

Raziii:
let me thinker with your question and put it this way, can any good thing come out of a party that built its foundation on false promises? You answer!...lol

Nothing, but pains and agony to the brainwashed and deceived elements.

mindtricks:
Hmm, guy e no go better for you oo!
LWKMD!

Walahi, eee go better for me. jor.

Please say me well to Alhaji Lienus Mohammed.

Alfa Dan Sahid Akanji Ajirobatan Ibrahim

Raziii:
yeah, he was outstanding during the campaigns become we all wanted the PDP out and he played his role well... But just like the rest of the APC gang, he has been terrible nw that they r in power... APC need to watch it! too many statement coming from them that hv no bearing on the present situation we are in, will do the party no good

Can any good thing come out of a lying party ?

4ward:
Come hire me now.i av d quality

You mean you have the potential of a great liar like Lienus Mohammed ?

mile12crises:
Does He Not Have A Son Or Daughter?

Lying Should Be In Their Gene

waoooooooooo, another angle to the search.


APC should look no further, a better replacement for Lie Mohammed should be one of his own-infested, with the spirit of lying.