Senate Summons NSA, service chiefs on efforts to rescue Chibok Girls

 

The Senate on Thursday summoned the National Security Adviser (NSA) and security chiefs to brief it on efforts to rescue Government Secondary School girls abducted two years ago at Chibok, Borno.

The order on the NSA and all security chiefs to appear at the senate followed a motion by Sen. Dino Melaye (APC-Kogi West) which was co-sponsored by three other senators.
After a unanimous adoption of the motion, the senate urged Nigerians to continue to pray for the release of the girls and that security agencies should do everything possible to rescue them.
It also urged the Federal Government to take over the rebuilding of the school to alleviate the sufferings of students.

The upper chamber sympathised with the parents of the girls and Chibok community, and Nigerians over the incident.
Presenting the motion earlier, Melaye said that besides the propaganda videos created by the Islamist militant group, none of the girls had been seen since their abduction.
He also pointed out that apart from the fact that some of the girls were yet to be rescued, the school where they were abducted was still unattended to.
The lawmaker said the abduction of the girls had greatly affected the image of the country in the international community.
“It is a harrowing feeling knowing that these girls are still under the mercy of such a violent group.
“I can only imagine the state of mind of the parents, guardians and relatives of the missing girls.
“I am concerned that the abduction has become a myth and their whereabouts an enigma.
“These girls have dreams and aspirations and in the eyes of God and the laws of man, they have every right to pursue such dreams.