Reactions Trail News Of Leah Sharibu’s Alleged Death In Boko Haram Captivity

A video currently trending on social media shows six aid workers in Boko Haram captivity, with the only female among them, Grace Taku, claiming that Leah Sharibu had been killed by the insurgents.

The trending video has sparked reactions from Nigerians who are hoping the news is not true.

Nigeria has failed Leah Sharibu! Nigeria has failed US! ? ???pic.twitter.com/rZ1PMxRxFi

— Segun_thebook (@SSnetwoork) July 25, 2019

Leah Sharibu was failed by her government and typically they will mourn her albeit she prevailed in her faith and so we rejoice!#Christian_Persecution #Jesus-is-Lord pic.twitter.com/db7CbFLlc9

— Mr.Matthias Okikeh (@Matthias_Okikeh) July 25, 2019

When I saw Leah Sharibu trending, I thought she has been rescued. Now i am hearing she's dead. I pray its not so.

— Never say Never (@Derek_Walcott) July 25, 2019

When I saw the "Leah Sharibu" trend, first thing that occurred to me was, "maybe she's come home." Almost immediately, almost at the same time, I thought, "Has she been killed?" and rebuked myself for being negative. All this in the seconds the tweets were loading.
Alas… ??

— PEISHNS? (@cest_moi_Doosh) July 25, 2019

Being a Nigerian is a curse that the poor and less privilege have to live with. RIP Leah Sharibu! The government failed you. Nigeria failed you but God loves you!

— Sapiosexual™ #BBNaija (@_Mazimum) July 25, 2019

If the story of Leah Sharibu ’s death is true then yet again Nigeria fails one of her own. Pathetic.

— Ediye (@iamOkon) July 25, 2019

Sharibu was the only girl not released after Boko Haram kidnapped about 112 girls from the Government Girls Science and Technical Secondary School in Dapchi, Yobe State, on February 19, 2018.

She was being held by the Islamist group for allegedly refusing to denounce her Christian faith.

The six aid workers in the video have been identified as staff of the Action Against Hunger (ACF) humanitarian organization.

Taku, who is the only female among the abducted humanitarian workers, could be saying Sharibu and one other abducted female “Alice” have been “killed” because the government allegedly did nothing to secure their release.

She begged the government to come to their aid as they do not want to suffer the fate of others who have allegedly been killed.

Her words:

“My name is Grace, I work with Action Against Hunger an NGO in Borno state. My base is Damasak. We went to work on Thursday the 18th of July 2019 outside Damasak.

“On our way going back to Damasak, by Kinnari Chamba ward in Damasak we were caught by this army called the Khalifa. They brought us here and actually we don’t know where we are. But this minute, this moment I want to beg on my Christian Association of Nigeria because I am the only Christian amongst six of us here.

“I want to beg that CAN should do something about me to see how I can be released. I also want to beg Action Against Hunger in Borno State that we are six here and all of us are staffs, we went to work on our way coming back to our base that was when we were caught. I beg Action Against Hunger to know that we have families, some of us have children and I am begging Action Against Hunger that they should do something to release us.

“I also want to call on Nigeria that we are Nigerians; we are also working for Nigeria . I beg that the Nigerian government should please, and please, I am begging; do something to see that we are released because this has occurred before to this organisation, RED CROSS where some ladies were caught, Hauwa and Kabura there were told to ask to be released but because Nigeria did not act they were killed.

“I am begging on behalf of all of us here that please Nigeria should not allow such to happen to us. And it also happen again with Leah and Alice – because Nigeria could not do anything about them they were not release; they were also killed. I beg that Nigeria and our organisation Action Against Hunger should do something and see that we are released. Thank you.”