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  • Updated: April 27, 2023

Chibok Girls: Buhari Shouldn't Be Blamed For Those In Captivity — Adesina

Chibok Girls: Buhari Shouldn't Be Blamed For Those In Captiv

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has said that citizens ought not to blame President Muhammadu Buhari for the Chibik girls still in captivity.

During an appearance on Channels Television's 'Sunrise Daily' on Thursday, Adesina noted that while two hundred and sixty-seven were taken away, about 57 escaped while more than 100 have been rescued by the current administration.

“It is like a self-accounting when you are exiting a position of public office to be humble enough to know that you have not done everything perfectly.

“In 2015, we knew where Nigeria was, today we know where we are… Two hundred and sixty-seven were spirited away, about 57 escaped immediately, and over 100 have been returned by the administration.

“The ones that are left, I think 90-something, they are Nigerians, they have the right to be brought back.

“But then, if a government came in when the trail was already cold and you couldn’t trace where the girls were taken, you can’t then blame it solely for not bringing them back, that would not be quite right.

“Dachi girls were taken under the administration, and within the week they were recovered except maybe five including Leah Sharibu sadly", he stated.

Speaking further, Adesina opined that the federal government took proactive steps at the time the incident occurred and that the incoming administration should take up from where they stopped to ensure the remaining girls are rescued.

“I believe that with the Chibok Girls, we should rather appreciate God and appreciate the government for what was achieved. It is not as if the government folded its hands and didn’t do anything, it did its level best.

“And because the government is a continuum, the incoming government, if it recovers more of those girls, the country will gladly receive them,” he added.

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