“Let them get ready because every day we shall be marching to the (Presidential) villa”. The Nigerian government said it is trying its best to work towards the girls’ release, who are thought to be in northern Nigeria. She also states that 40 of the girls have been “married” to Islamic extremist fighters.
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Back in May, a 19-year-old girl and a 4-month-old baby were found at the edge of the Sambisa Forest, one of Boko Haram’s hideouts, and was identified as the first Chibok girl to be rescued from the terrorists.
Boko Haram released a video on Sunday saying that the Nigerian air force bombings killed some of the 276 Nigerian schoolgirls that were kidnapped.
The kidnapping of the girls is a political issue in Nigeria, with the government and military criticised for their handling of the incident and failure to track down the girls.
This request sparked up the call by the BringBackOurGirls group and the parents of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls who pleaded with the government to heed to the demands of the terrorists.
Over the weekend, the militant group Boko Haram released a video showing the faces of roughly 50 young girls.
Analysts of the group’s behavior and practices state that the girls have been divided among the Boko Haram members and are dispersed among the Sambisa Forest, a region where the Nigerian military has now begun to place pressure against the militants in battle and via airstrikes.
Yakubu Kabu, the father of the girl seen speaking in the video said he was overjoyed to see her alive, CNN reported.
“Clearly, my status as a Nigerian journalist who has reported extensively, painstakingly and consistently on the Boko Haram menace in the country since 2006 is an open book known to Nigerians and the worldwide community”, he said.
“Don’t waste time”, the masked fighter says, “released our members in custody, and we will release the girls”.
Ahmad Salkida, the Nigerian journalist declared wanted by the Nigerian Army over Boko Haram’s latest video, on Monday said he had commenced preparations to return to country to honour the invitation. The girl also says in the video that “military jets have killed some of the girls”.
Relatives of the missing Chibok girls are expressing their anger and anguish at the Nigerian government over the continued detention of their girls.
Parents fear that their daughters have been forced to marry Boko Haram jihadists since they were kidnapped from their school in Chibok, northeast Nigeria, in April 2014.
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“We’re certain that these are the Chibok girls”, Bring Back Our Girls spokesman Abubakar Abdullahi told AFP.
