BBOG group to march to Presidency on July 8th

The #BringBackOurGirls group is set to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari on July 8, 2015 to hear from him the steps the federal government has taken towards rescuing the remaining 219 Chibok girls abducted over one year now.

Making the announcement at the group’s sit-out yesterday, the leader of the group, Dr Oby Ezekwesili told the group that President Buhari has agreed to meet with them on the stated date, and urged her members to prepare towards the meeting.

According to her, “We will be meeting with the president on the 8th of July. We will have an outline of issues to discuss with the president. We should all be ready for our discussion with the president.”

Recall that Dr Ezekwesili had stated that the group will start off by writing a letter to the government, adding that the group will collate all of its statements and present them to the government so that government will know its stand and the basis for its advocacy.

“We hope to get a different experience. The attitude of government will determine how our engagement will be. The nature of our conversation will be determined by the government,” she said.

The group had also urged President Buhari to bring the issue of the abducted Chibok Girls to an end, by ensuring that they are rescued and end the current security situation of the country.

Also, the chairman, Chibok community in Abuja and a member of the #BringBackOurGirls group, Tsambido Abana Hosea, called on the federal government to conduct a DNA test on the parents of the abducted Chibok girls so as to have a record base.

The chairman, who was reacting to the alleged report that the Chibok girls are being prepared to join Boko Haram, noted that with the results of the DNA in the records of the security agencies, it would be easier to identify and trace the identity of any female bomber.

”I am pleading with the federal government to have a data bank of DNA of parents to compare when a female suicide bomber hits. About four parents called me about this and was asking what we in Abuja were doing about the report by the BBC.”