It is no longer news that 276 girls were kidnapped from the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State on 14th April, 2014. 53 of these girls escaped on their own and 223 remain in captivity. Children’s Day – May 27th 2014 – will make it 42 days since the abduction and it is important that people all over the world, especially Nigerians home and abroad, show solidarity and lend their voices to the campaign seeking that these girls be rescued.
Children’s Day is supposed to be a day set aside to celebrate the younger generation – a generation which is terribly endangered in Nigeria due to the activities of terrorists. In the North-East, children have been killed and abducted and we must do what we can to ensure that this threat against them is decisively tackled and permanently eliminated.
In line with this, the #BringBackOurGirls campaign team would hereby like to ask that everyone who is concerned about the safety of the abducted Chibok Girls and wishes to help, wear red on Children’s Day. This would help to signify that we are united in this fight against terrorism and the infringement on the right of the girls (and other children in the region) to education.
We would also like to state that we are extremely grateful to people all over the world for the immense support that they have shown the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, and sincerely hope that we all get to share the joy of seeing our girls rescued and reunited with their families soon.
Signed
Hadiza Bala Usman
Coordinator
