Buhari’s Official Statement On Receiving Rescued Chibok Girl
Amina Ali Nkeki (L) who was one of the Nigerian school girls that are kidnapped by Boko Haram, visits President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari (R) as Borno State Governer Kashim Shettima (C) stands next to them at the Presidency Residence in Abuja, Nigeria on May 19, 2016. [/caption]
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, met with Miss Amina Ali Nkeki, the first Chibok girl, rescued by members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF), on the borders of Sambisa forest.
Nkeki, 19, is one of the over 200 female students that were abducted from their secondary school in Chibok, Borno State by Boko Haram terrorist.
She was found with a four-month-old baby, and a suspected Boko Haram fighter, Mohammed Hayatu, who is now in the Nigerian military’s custody as he said he was Nkeki’s husband.
Read Buhari’s full statement while receiving Nkeki below:
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Amina Ali Nkeki at the Presidency Residence in Abuja, Nigeria on May 19, 2016. Image Credit:Henry Chukwuedo/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
“Like all Nigerians and many others around the world, I am delighted at the news that Amina Ali Nkeki, one of the missing Chibok girls has regained her freedom. But my feelings are tinged with deep sadness at the horrors the young girl has had to go through at such an early stage in her life.
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“Although we cannot do anything to reverse the horrors of her past, federal government can and will do everything possible to ensure that the rest of her life takes a completely different course.
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“Amina will receive the best care that the Nigerian government can afford. We will ensure that she gets the best medical, psychological, emotional and whatever other care she requires to make a full recovery and be reintegrated fully into society.
“Yesterday, medical personnel from Government and other NGOs examined her for a total of about five hours. Trauma experts from the UNICEF also met her. The Federal Government will assist Murtala Muhammed Foundation, which has already been providing support to the families of the missing Chibok girls and which runs a trauma and counselling centre in Kano, will also be involved in ongoing work with Amina, monitoring her progress and highlighting any additional support she requires.
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“The continuation of Amina’s education, so abruptly disrupted, will definitely be a priority of the federal government. Amina must be enabled to go back to school. No girl in Nigeria should be put through the brutality of forced marriage. Every girl has the right to an education and a life choice.
“Rest assured that this administration will continue to do all it can to rescue the remaining Chibok girls who are still in Boko Haram captivity. Amina’s rescue gives us new hope, and offers a unique opportunity for vital information.
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“May Allah crown our efforts with success”.
