BREAKING: Governor Ortom's aide assassinated
BOKO HARAM
Buhari receives rescued Chibok girl in Aso Rock
Yesterday
– President Buhari has welcomed the rescued Chibok girl, Amina Ali Nkeki, to Aso Rock presidential villa
– While accepting that he can’t reverse all horrors of her captivity the president promised to help with the bright future
– Buhari says that the education of the girl remains the priority
President Muhammadu Buhari has today met with the one of the Chibok girls Amina Ali Nkeki, who was rescued by the Civilian JTF on May 17, Tuesday.
Amina together with her family was flown to Abuja on the board of the presidential plane.
Read Buhari’s statement below:
“Like all Nigerians and many others around the world, I am delighted at the news that Amina Ali Nkeki, one of the missing Chibok girls has regained her freedom. But my feelings are tinged with deep sadness at the horrors the young girl has had to go through at such an early stage in her life.
“Although we cannot do anything to reverse the horrors of her past, federal government can and will do everything possible to ensure that the rest of her life takes a completely different course. Amina will receive the best care that the Nigerian government can afford. We will ensure that she gets the best medical, psychological, emotional and whatever other care she requires to make a full recovery and be reintegrated fully into society.
“Yesterday, medical personnel from Government and other NGOs examined her for a total of about five hours. Trauma experts from the UNICEF also met her. The Federal Government will assist Murtala Muhammed Foundation, which has already been providing support to the families of the missing Chibok girls and which runs a trauma and counselling centre in Kano, will also be involved in ongoing work with Amina, monitoring her progress and highlighting any additional support she requires.
“The continuation of Amina’s education, so abruptly disrupted, will definitely be a priority of the federal government. Amina must be enabled to go back to school. No girl in Nigeria should be put through the brutality of forced marriage. Every girl has the right to an education and a life choice.
“Rest assured that this administration will continue to do all it can to rescue the remaining Chibok girls who are still in Boko Haram captivity. Amina’s rescue gives us new hope, and offers a unique opportunity for vital information.
“May Allah crown our efforts with success.”
Watch the video below:
The girl, who is now 19 years old, is from Mbalala, which is about 10km (6 miles) from Chibok.
While being held by Boko Haram, Amina gave birth to a baby girl, who can be seen with her in a photograph that the Nigerian army has released.
The Nigerian army says that Ms Nkeki was rescued along with a man called Mohammed Hayatu “who claimed to be her husband”, and calls him “a suspected Boko Haram terrorist”.
No comments:
Post a Comment