Members of the #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) advocacy will be writing a letter to the President of Chad, President Idriss Deby, concerning the whereabouts of the Chibok girls.
The group said it would be writing to him with the hope of getting answers to the whereabouts of the girls and the status of the purported negotiations brokered by the Chadian government for the release of the girls.
#BBOG said it would be writing the President through the Chadian Embassy in Nigeria to ascertain responses to the sundry questions that remains unanswered.
The group stated this yesterday in a statement sent by its media spokesperson, Rotimi Olawale, and signed by Obiageli Ezekwesili, Hadiza Bala Usman, Maryam Uwais and Saudatu Mahdi.
It said: “On December 3, the Abuja BringBackOurGirls family staged a protest to the Chadian Embassy in continuation of our long-drawn advocacy to seek for the rescue of the 219 Chibok girls still in Boko Haram custody.
“Not satisfied with the response of the Ambassador of Chad to crucial questions bordering on the status of the negotiations to release the Chibok girls, purportedly brokered by the Chadian Government, including the whereabouts of the girls and various media reports suggesting that some of the girls might actually be in Chad, the BringBackOurGirls Abuja Family, has resolved to write to the President of Chad, H.E. President Idriss Deby, through the Embassy of Chad in Nigeria, in order to ascertain responses to the sundry questions that remain unanswered.
“As ECOWAS citizens, we rely on the provisions of the ECOWAS treaty particularly Chapter 10, Article 58: 1 which states: ‘Member states undertake to work to safeguard and consolidate relations conducive to the maintenance of peace, stability and security within the region’ and Chapter 11, Article 63: 1 ‘Member States undertake to formulate, harmonise, co-ordinate and establish appropriate policies and mechanisms for enhancement of the economic, social and cultural conditions of women.
“These provisions in the ECOWAS treaty strengthen our belief that our neighboring countries of Chad, Niger and Benin owe our Chibok girls an obligation to fully collaborate with our government in their rescue activities
“The Abuja BringBackOurGirls Family is determined to continue to mount pressure on the Nigerian government and other relevant stakeholders to prioritise the rescue of the 219 Chibok girls, as well as all other Nigerians abducted by the Boko Haram insurgents.”
