Crime & SecurityNewsOver 20 Parents of Chibok Girls Have Died from Waiting – BBOG

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Allen Manasseh, a member of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group, has said no fewer than 20 parents of the Chibok girls have died from health complications caused by the protracted wait for their children’s return.

He divulged this in a chat with Arise TV on Wednesday.

In April 2014, 276 schoolgirls, were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents from  Government Girls’ Secondary School (GGSS) Chibok, Borno state.

Seven years on, 112 of the girls are still missing.

Manesseh accused the FG of making little or no effort to address the concerns of the parents.

“The level of engagement with the parents should change; there’s no date on the issue of rescue. We have over 20 parents that died already from blood pressure-related complications; renal failure as a result of blood pressure. 20 plus parents died, nothing happened,” Manasseh said.

He also noted that the matter be moved to the office of the vice-president and be treated with utmost priority.

“The level of engagement to the Chibok parents is nothing to write home about. The Chibok girls issue was domiciled in the ministry of women affairs. What authority or administrative function does the minister of women affairs have to do with security, rescue, or anything about the Chibok girls. The ministry can support the Chibok parents in terms of welfare but this issue is more critical and it should be domiciled in at least the office of vice-president. That’s what we asked for.

“It was domiciled in the office of women affairs and nobody knows what’s happening there. Periodically, all that happens is when it’s the commemoration of April 14, some people will be mobilised to go to Chibok with some bags of rice and some change to be given to Chibok parents,” he added.

Beloved John (Staff Writer)

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