“This is intentional, the hand of government is in the kidnapping” – Chibok parents are angry with GEJ

262 days after their daughters and wards were kidnapped, some of the parents of the students of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, have lamented the government’s perceived inaction regarding the rescue of the abducted girls

On Thursday, January 1, nine parents of the abducted girls met with the BringBackOurGirls group in Abuja, where they accused the government of not fulfilling its promise to rescue the girls from the custody of Boko Haram.


The leader of the parents, Rev. Mark Enoch, accused the government of being involved in the abduction of the 219 girls, who were abducted from their hostel at night on April 14, 2014.

Enoch noted that the principal of the school in Chibok had, few hours before the abduction, locked the girls in their hostel and warned them not to leave. Speaking further, he explained that the relatives of the principal and the school matron were able to rescue their daughters from the sect, leaving other girls in captivity.

“This is intentional, the hand of government is in the kidnapping; we want the government to bring back our girls. If they cannot do it alone, they should seek the assistance of the United Nations and some advanced countries.”

Another parent, Mrs. Samuel Abana, asked the President to fulfil the promise he made in July, 2014, when he met with the parents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

She said: “I want to remind the President of his promise when he met with us; he promised to rescue our daughters, he said he would bring the girls back, but six months later, there is no result. Mr. President, will you fail to rescue them, if your daughter is abducted? If you can’t do it alone, invite the United Nations to come and rescue our daughters.”

Bulama Jonah, another parent recounted how the school principal sent his daughter home because she had not paid N300 for testimonial certificate.

“The saddest thing was that my daughter was sent home because of N300 just a day before she was kidnapped; I gave her the money for her testimonial and she went back to school only for her to be abducted.” he said.

Meanwhile, the BBOG bemoaned the failure of the President to mention the issue of the Chibok girls in his New Year broadcast, stressing that it clearly showed that the government did not care about them.