Some parents of the girls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi Yobe state, on Thursday, protested to National Assembly, demanding total probe into the incident and actions that would lead to the quick recovery of their daughters.
The aggrieved parents, both mothers and fathers, who wore black shirts with inscription, “We are Dapchi People”, said they had come into Abuja on Wednesday night, to tell their stories to the seat of power and demand for action.
Some of the parents who spoke to newsmen blamed the abduction on the withdrawal of military personnel from the community. They lamented that security situation in the community was porous, stressing that even everybody living in the community could be abducted. They vowed to sustain the protest until their daughters are rescued.
“We don’t know why government had to withdraw the army, but we believe that government knows better. We cannot, and will not rest over this matter, until we meet four eyes with our daughters"
The protest was supported by a coalition of Civil Society Organisations, advocating for women and the girl-child.
