by Akan Ido
A peaceful protest has been planned to take place in Abuja on Wednesday to pressure the government into locating and rescuing about 234 schoolgirls abducted by men suspected to be members of the dreaded Islamic militant sect, Boko Haram.
The girls were reportedly abducted from their dormitories on April 14 and taken to an unknown destination close to the border between Nigeria and Cameroon.
Out of the 273 schoolgirls abducted from the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno, 43 have found a way to escape and reunite with their families.
The Women for Peace and Justice have therefore decided to take to the streets tomorrow to register their displeasure at their disappearance.
Hadiza Usman, the spokesperson for the group will march from the Unity Fountain in Abuja “to the National Assembly and the office of the National Security Adviser to deliver letters to the Senate President, Speaker and National Security Adviser respectively. The procession will then march back to the Unity Fountain and the selected spokespersons will address the crowd and the media.”
The women also raised pertinent questions for the federal government.
“Why has more protection for our children in schools in the N.E not been provided even after the devastation and pain of the 59 innocent children murdered in FGC BuniYadi on February 25 2014?”
“How is it possible in the age of drones and Google Maps and aerial shots that over 200 girls will vanish without a trace?”
“How is it possible that in places where there is a state of emergency 4 trucks and numerous motor bikes can move around in convoy – undetected by the military – into the school at Chibok and then out of the school and to a location unknown?” the women asked in the statement.
