Seven parents of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls have died, a community leader, Dr Pogu Bitrus, has revealed.
Pogu
also revealed that a total of 229 natives/residents of Chibok have been
killed since Boko Haram’s April onslaught on the only secondary school
in the community, while more than 70 have been injured.
He said
that in all the attacks, houses, shops, foodstuff, churches, vehicles,
belongings, Chibok market, LGA secretariat and motorcycles were
either burnt or carted away. Lamenting the fruitless efforts of the
government at rescuing the girls and returning normalcy to the
community, Pogu said: “While this unfortunate situation persists, many
distressed parents are dying of heart attack and frustration, as their
dejection has become unbearable. On record, 7 parents have lost their
lives due to the trauma of the situation.
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“With
this development, the Chibok nation wishes to categorically state that
the inability or unwillingness of the federal government to provide
adequate security to Chibok nation following the abduction of the girls
leaves us with no option but to call on the United Nations to use its
apparatus to come to our aid and protect us from the imminent
annihilation as a people.”
However,
in a reaction to the statement of the community leader, director-general
of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mike Omeri said “the
government is doing its best to protect the community.” Aside being the
location of a large-scale Boko Haram abduction in April, Chibok and its
neighbouring villages have recently been the target of terrorist
attacks.
Only
six days ago, gunmen murdered at least 44 people in Kwada and Kautikari
Villages, some 15km away from Chibok. The attacks have led to a mass
exodus of villagers, who are citing constant threats to their lives. On
Friday, leaders of the community revealed that the village is not only
unsafe, it has been hit by famine.
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