Leah Sharibu was abducted by Boko Haram alongside other schoolchildren in Dapchi on February 19, 2018. While the others have been released, she is still in captivity. Her father, Nathaniel Sharibu, shares the family’s agony in this interview with LIVINUS HINDI

Buhari is a father and grandfather, he should please fulfil his promise to rescue my daughter – Leah Sharibu’s father

Leah was abducted by Boko Haram three years ago. How has the family been coping?

We are feeling very sad about the abduction of our daughter, Leah. The family is in terrible grief because of our situation and Leah’s absence.

How are her siblings coping with Leah’s abduction?

Just like I said before, it is sad and unfortunate. We are always sad about it. Sometimes we ask: ‘Where is Leah’?

Many other schoolchildren have been abducted after Leah. Do you encourage other children to go to school?

Even now some of her siblings are in school.

How do you encourage them so that Leah’s fate does not befall them?

Actually, we have been affected by that. Sometimes, we feel there is no reason sending them to school, because of what happened to Leah. Nevertheless, we have been encouraging them to go to school and that everyone has his destiny.

Has the government reached out to you to explain efforts being made to rescue Leah?

In 2018, the President himself called my wife on the phone and assured her that his administration would do everything possible to ensure that our daughter returns home safely. In October of the same year, he delegated ministers to come to Yobe State to encourage and reassure us that his administration would do everything possible to see that our daughter returns home safely. In October 2020, he sent the Minister of Women Affairs to Yola to encourage us and to reassure us of the administration’s commitment to the release of our daughter.

Have you heard anything about Leah’s whereabouts from people who were rescued or who escaped from Boko Haram captivity?

I have not heard anything concerning my daughter and I have not been told anything about her whereabouts. Nobody has said anything to me about her condition, whether she’s a mother or not. You know Boko Haram is fond of posting most of its messages on the social media. But I have yet to see anything on Leah. So, I cannot tell whether she’s a mother or not.

What encourages you about Leah every time you wake up from your sleep?

What happened to my daughter has truncated the plans I have for her. She’s supposed to be in the university now. There’s no news about her whereabouts.

Before Leah’s abduction, where were you staying? Is the place peaceful now?

I am no longer living there now. I left the place since the abduction of my daughter. Even before her abduction, I was not working there. So, I don’t know much about the place. Since the abduction of my daughter, I have never gone back to the place. My family has left Dapchi; we are all here in Yola.

Since Leah’s abduction, there have been kidnappings of schoolchildren. Do you see a relationship between the government’s failure to rescue Leah and the attacks on schools?

My daughter was abducted with many other children, but all have been released except my daughter. The same thing happened in Kankara, Katsina State, but all of them have been released; and it happened in Niger and all of them have been released. But my daughter is not released because she is a Christian and refused to renounce Christ.

What call will you make to the government and how do you feel as a parent when things like this happen?

I feel bad. I am pleading with the government to intensify efforts in tackling insurgency in the country.

What do you think is responsible for the government’s failure to rescue Leah?

It is the government’s responsibility to protect the lives and property of the citizens. So, it is government’s responsibility to rescue my daughter.

What about the family challenges you have had?

There are countless challenges. It will never be easy with a parent like me, who woke up one day to discover that his daughter had been abducted. It is a great challenge and disappointment to the family. So, I am very sad.

How do you feel for the parents of the children abducted in Kankara as someone who has also gone through the same trauma?

I feel sad for them, because it has never been easy with me. I am certain that the trauma I went through is what they also went through. It is sad. But when I heard that they were released, I was happy. I am pleading with the government that efforts should be made to ensure the release of my daughter.

Among the Kagara schoolchildren and the abducted travellers in the bus belonging to the Niger State Transportation Company, there were also Christians and they were released. Why is Leah’s case different?

I don’t know why her case is different. Among the 110 girls who were abducted with her, 104 were released and five died in the abductors’ camp. But Leah is still being detained.

What is keeping you strong and going despite the agony of the last three years?

People have been praying for me, Christians and Muslims alike. God has been my strength and I believe that when there’s life, there’s hope.

The President has called the family and promised Leah’s release. Do you still see him making good on his promise? But if that doesn’t materialise, what will it mean to you?

I am pleading with Mr President, Baba Buhari; he’s a father and a grandfather; he should fulfil the promise he made about the release of my daughter. He has promised families, nations and even the whole world. He should please fulfil his promise about the release of Leah. I will feel disappointed with his administration should he be unable to secure Leah’s release before the end of his tenure.

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Dreamer, someone should wake Leah's father please.

As if she is the only human kidnapped by boko haram mtwss

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Sorry sir..
Your little girl is now a Muslim and baby mama..

A politician made a promise and you believed. Keep on dreaming.












Bampeh don't trust politicians

Has fulfilled anything at all?
Not a thing rather things took a nosedive for worse.

Dat girl would have been so psychologically damaged, even she no go wan come back again. D price u pay for being a Nigerian.

Leah wey for don born 4 children by now...before you attack me for being insensitive,I hope your darling daddy who promised you $1=#1 is still the chief security officer to whom you can channel your frustration to...
Bokoharam is Buhari,Buhari is bokoharam.if you are ever in doubt,ask Tinubu..em eyes don clear

bubu go hear so? u know say e get ear problem...

and he might even be "shocked" to find out Leah Sharibu is still in captivity hahaha as shock absorber when e be

Damnnn niggarrrr

The simple one way he and that mere house boy in aso rock called osinbanjo promise.....uptill now them never fulfill am

I feel sorry for the parents of Leah

PureMe01:
B

B for Biden

This man should pray for Leah's return. Putting the lives of hundreds of soldiers who are family men on the line to rescue Leah may not prioritize.
Government should invest on intelligence. With good intelligence, once her location is confirmed, an military evacuation can be easily done for she and her child.

In 2018, the President himself called my wife on the phone and assured her that his administration would do everything possible to ensure that our daughter returns home safely. In October of the same year, he delegated ministers to come to Yobe State to encourage and reassure us that his administration would do everything possible to see that our daughter returns home safely. In October 2020, he sent the Minister of Women Affairs to Yola to encourage us and to reassure us of the administration’s commitment to the release of our daughter.

We pray Leah comes back home to her parents in one piece.
And for each and everyone involved in her being kept back after all her mates were released, from the evil Boko Haram themselves, to their sponsors and for everyone supporting violence, terrorism and chaos across this nation.

Terrible deaths await them all.
They can never escape it.
The sorrow and tears they brought to Leah's parents will never depart from their miserable lives.

We Rise!

Bampeh:
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D for dog

Sai Barber Is Fighting In The Cause Of allah..

Maybe If The Girl Renounce Her Faith, Sai Barber Will Rescue Her

Sorry sir.

Unfortunately, you have to check somewhere else for help. Help only come from above.

O God that rescued Daniel from the den of lions, rescue this girl by your host of heaven in Jesus name. Amen.

Exactly. She should be rescued also.

If she is not a bandit our darling daddy doesn't care.

I will also go further to ask if she is a cow?.If negative our darling daddy don't give any f.

Nigeria,a country that cares more about bandits and cow,than law abiding citizens.

Bvlgari:
bubu go hear so? u know say e get ear problem...

and he might even be "shocked" to find out Leah Sharibu is still in captivity hahaha as shock absorber when e be

u can't coman kii me with laff nah

Ok

Oyo

IPOBTERRORISTS:
As if she is the only human kidnapped by boko haram mtwss

The heart of man.

PMB=boko haram=fulani herdsmen....

There was once a country!

Buhari is deaf...has dementia.

Sorry, he's probably forgotten her from the very day she was kidnapped

if na cow dem hold , he for don act accordingly