Borno state governor has urged soldiers to give Chibok girls privacy
- The governor spoke with the soldiers following complaints from their parents
- Governor Shettima's directive was the same as that of the presidency
Kashim Shettima the governor of Borno state has urged soldiers and officials of the State Security Service (SSS), to let the freed Chibok girls have some privacy.
There had been reports from parents that the girls were prevented from meeting with or celebrating Christmas with their family despite arriving Chibok before the holidays.
According to Premium Times, a resident of Chibok reveals that instead the girls were kept in the home of the member representing Chibok in the Borno state House of Assembly under heavy guard.
The governor was not happy and he made it clear to the soldiers during a meeting with the girls and soldiers.
Speaking to the security officials, the governor made this announcement:
“As much as possible, let them mingle with their parents. No soldier or security man should be around them, give them that privacy.
“They have been without their parents for over two years, they deserve some privacy. I don’t want any soldier or SSS hanging around them. Let them have a full time with their parents."
However, the governor also thanked the security personnel and presented each of the girls a Christmas gift before directing that the girls and their parents be moved to Maiduguri where he would host them and ensure they have quality time.
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Below is a video of Governor Shettima speaking to the soldiers:
Earlier, when Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to President Buhari on media and pubblicity had heard of the complaints a directive was given from the headquarters for the access by the parents to be eased.
“If the situation persists, please let us know so that the higher authorities will make a further intercession,” Mr Shehu had said.
Meanwhile, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has appealed to Ibrahim Mustafa Magu, the chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), requesting him to do the following:
"Urgently begin a thorough, transparent and effective investigation into allegation that N500 million Safe School funds for Chibok girls, commissioned by former Minister of Finance Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to rebuild the Government Girls School in Chibok, is missing and cannot be accounted for."
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