Tag: Leah Sharibu
US based Group announces Leah Sharibu’s birth of 2nd baby in captivity, says the govt has created a hostage cottage industry
A United States-based group, US-Nigeria Law Group, has lamented the plight of the abandoned Dapchi “heroine Christian” schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu, with reports that she has given birth to a second child in captivity. Leah was among 110 girls abducted by the terrorists group, Boko Haram from Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Dapchi, on February ...When She Didn’t Come Back From School – Diary on Leah Sharibu’s 17th birthday
On February 19, 2018, Leah Sharibu did not return from school. 815 days later, she is turning 17 years old in captivity for refusing to renounce her Christian Faith. The world’s youngest prisoner of conscience was abducted by Islamists terrorists at age 14 from school in northern Nigeria. During the global COVID19 pandemic shutdown, schools ...Release of Leah Sharibu will be your best gift to Nigerians: NGO tells Buhari
The Coalition Against Corruption and Bad Governance (CACOBAG) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intensify efforts to secure the release of the abducted Chibok girl, Leah Sharibu, and others still in captivity, saying “it will be the best gift to Nigerians; it will be appreciated worldwide.” The CACOBAG Chairman, Prince Toyin Raheem, said in a ...Leah Sharibu marks 17th birthday in captivity: Group knocks FG for inaction
Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Women Arise, has called for more accountability by government on issues of child protection and friendliness on the occasion of Leah Sharibu’s 17th birthday which she marks in Boko Haram captivity. Okei-Odumakin made the call on Thursday in Lagos in commemoration of Leah Sharibu’s 17th birthday. Sharibu was one of the ...IWD: Chibok girls’ mothers plead with FG to intensify efforts to secure release of remaining girls
The mothers of the remaining 112 Chibok girls still in Boko Haram captivity have called on the Federal Government and other world women organisations to intensify efforts toward the release of their daughters. They made the call in a letter written to commemorate the 2020 International Women’s Day, which was made available to newsmen on Monday ...Two years on, Leah Sharibu’s father pleads with FG to fulfil promise of securing her release
Leah Sharibu The father of Leah Sharibu, Nathan, has criticised the Nigerian government for the continued ordeal of his daughter in captivity of the insurgents. Leah is the only Dapchi girl left in the custody of the factional Boko Haram group – Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), since her abduction in February 2018. ...Buhari expresses regret that Leah still remains in captivity after 2 years
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commemorated the abduction of Leah Sharibu, the remaining Dapchi schoolgirl in captivity. Two years since the teenager was abducted by a faction of the Boko Haram sect; Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), the President said the Federal Government has redoubled its effort towards her freedom. In a statement personally ...Leah Sharibu’s father reacts to reports that she has given birth, says my primary concern is to see my daughter return alive
Leah Sharibu The father of abducted Dapchi Schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu, has reacted to the news making the rounds that his daughter has given birth to a baby and has been married off to a commander of the Boko Haram terrorist group. In a phone conversation with Channels Television’s on Sunday, Mr Nathan Sharibu said he ...Group asks FG to ensure release of Leah Sharibu before Christmas
Leah Sharibu A religious group, Congress of Northern Nigeria Christians (CNNC) has asked the Federal Government to ensure the release of abducted Dapchi schoolgirl in Yobe state, Leah Sharibu, before Christmas. The group said the release of Ms. Sharibu will be the best gift they will receive during the Yuletide. The request was made during ...Resist temptation to speak evil of the country, its leaders – Okowa admonishes Nigerians
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has charged Nigerians to resist the temptations of speaking evil of the country and its leaders. The governor gave the advice on Wednesday at the opening of the Standing Committee of the Church of Nigeria; Anglican Communion at St. Peter’s Cathedral Church, Asaba. The session, which was chaired ...
Police foil another suicide bomb attempt in Borno, kill three bombers
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