Government Is Lying To Us, Chibok Parents Say

The parents of the abducted Chibok girls have accused the Federal Government of not being honest about the rescue or release of their daughters. They stated further that they had lost hope concerning their daughters as despite the promises made by the government, the girls had still not returned home. One of the parents, Mallam Pur Chibok told the Nigerian Tribune in Maiduguri: “Our tears no longer tell the story, as we know what we are going through, but whoever has a hand in the abduction of our daughters would have many troubles before his time comes.” “We would not talk much about our daughters, but those who abducted them should know they have abducted the wrong girls to play politics with” he added. Mallam Pur also said that he took the reports that the girls would be released on October 20 and then October 27 with a pinch of salt and instructed his relatives to do the same. He said: “They said it was not last Monday again, but this Monday; still, there was no hope. For me, I have lost a daughter, but await miracle to happen so I can see her again. If so, I will be happy, but if not, I believe we will meet again hereafter, but I do not want to rely on promises which do not hold water.” “They told us they have negotiated, yet the whole issue is taking a different dimension.” The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aminu Wali has assured that negotiations are ongoing to free the Chibok girls and that they would return home in the “very near future.”