Explain Your Silence on Leah Sharibu's Continued Detention, BBOG Tells FG

The Bring Back Our Girls Group (BBOG) on Tuesday chided the federal government on its inability to rescue the Dapchi schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu, who was abducted alongside 112 others exactly a year ago.

The group, while lamenting the continued abduction of the young school girl one year after by the Boko Haram Islamic sect, urged the federal government to explain why it has remained silent on the issue.

The Chairperson of BBOG, Edith Yassin, in a telephone chat with the press in Abuja, maintained that there was really nothing much to commemorate.

According to her, "There's really nothing much to commemorate about because of government silence on the matter.

"We didn't make any arrangement to mark the kidnapping of the Dapchi school girl, Leah Sharibu. Because of the elections, we didn’t know what the situation will be, so we just decided to leave."

She added: "We can't march now, because there are issues in the air. We didn't really arrange anything because we feel the government is a bit jittery about the postponement of the elections."

Yassin chided the federal government for waiting for the deadline before trying to rescue Sharibu and two other captive aid workers, Loksha and Liman, who were executed by Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram.

The BBOG leader questioned the silence on the part of President Muhammadu Buhari led administration.

"Why is the federal government silent, when will #Leah Sharibu, Alice Ngaddah, and the 112 #Chibok girls and all other abductees be free from the clutches of Boko Haram.

"Has government really ignore Leah Sharibu and other abducted girls?

Who will account for all the monies spent and, how long before government will realise that all lives matter?" She queried.

The group while also calling for the return of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their various homes, urged the federal government to ensure the security of its citizens.