18 parents of Chibok girls have died as parents move to meet parents of 110 Dapchi girls

A total of 18 parents have died while seeking the release of their daughters from the captives of the deadly terrorists in Nigeria, Boko Haram.

Yakubu Nkeki, chairman of the Chibok girls parents’ association, said it’s sad that when the Chibok girls were kidnapped in 2014, some parents refused to eat, crying day and night for almost a year and as a result of the trauma, 18 parents died.

In his words: “When it happened to us, some parents refused to eat, crying day and night for almost a year.

“Due to the trauma, 18 parents have died. We don’t want them (Dapchi girls parents) to go through that.”

Speaking to Reuters, Nkeki said the advice he and other Chibok parents will be giving parents of Dapchi schoolgirls is to remain patient.

“We will tell them to exercise patience,” Nkeki said ahead of his visit to the Dapchi schoolgirls parents.

Another Chibok parent, whose daughter is still held by the deadly Boko Haram said: “We will comfort them and tell them that they should be patient and wait as we too still wait.”

Amnesty International blames Nigerian security agencies for schoolgirls' kidnap

Earlier on Tuesday, march 20, 2018, the Amnesty International blamed the Nigerian security agencies - military and police - for ignoring the calls and warnings ahead of the attack on Dapchi that led to the abduction of 110 schoolgirls in Yobe state.

Amnesty International further alleged that the Nigerian army and police received at least five phone calls warning that Boko Haram was ready to attack Dapchi but did little or nothing to prevent the attack which eventually led to the abduction of 110 girls from the Government Girls Secondary School.

Buhari insists on negotiating with terrorists

Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari during a meeting with sacked US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, said he will rather negotiate with the abductors of the girls so as to minimise and avoid losing more lives.

During his visit to Dapchi, President Buhari had also said neither his administration nor the Nigerian security agencies will rest till the abducted Nigerian schoolgirls are all rescued and reunited with their parents and families.

18 parents of Chibok girls have died as parents move to meet parents of 110 Dapchi girls

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