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More Than 100 Chibok Girls Still Missing Seven Years Later Names of missing Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgency are being displayed during the 5th anniversary of their abduction, in Abuja, Nigeria, April 14, 2019. 31 seconds ago 2 min read
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Nigeria’s government has vowed to rescue 112 former schoolgirls believed to remain in Boko Haram captivity since they were kidnapped by the militants from the town of Chibok seven years ago.
A statement titled “Chibok Girls Still on Our Minds” was released by the presidency Thursday as Nigeria marked the anniversary of the kidnapping in Borno state. But parents and advocates accuse authorities of negligence and making empty promises.
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Ronke Idowu
Updated April 14, 2021
Desks with name tags of the missing schoolgirls taken on April 14, 2019, in Abuja during the commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the Chibok abduction. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun
Seven years since Boko Haram gunmen seized 276 girls aged between 12 and 17 from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State calls have been reignited for the rescue of the missing schoolgirls.
Although most of the 276 girls escaped or were later released, more than 112 girls are still missing.
In a statement to mark the anniversary, Amnesty International blamed the Federal Government for failure to learn from the Chibok attack and protect school children from attacks.
The attitude of some Nigerian elite who prefer to patronise foreigners is said to be responsible for the influx of foreign artisans at the detriment of those at home.
It was also learnt that some Nigerian engineers and building contractors prefer employing foreign artisans because of their commitment and dedication.
Lagos
In Lagos, Benneth Kwame, a tiler who hails from Kumasi in Ghana has lived in Nigeria since 2006.
While speaking to
Daily Trust, Kwame said his elder brother who is also a tiler brought him to Nigeria in 2006 after which he underwent training in tiling and started out on his own in Rivers State before moving to Lagos.