President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday received the rescued Chibok girl, Amina Ali Nkeki, her baby and the mother at the Presidential Villa.
Amina, was in the company of Governor Kashim Shettima, Special Adviser to President Buhari (Social Investment), Maryam Uwais, and Hadiza Bala Usman of the Bring Back Our Girls Advocacy Group.
''Like all Nigerians and many others
around the world, I am delighted at the news that Amina Ali Nkeki, one
of the missing Chibok girls has regained her freedom. But my feelings
are tinged with deep sadness at the horrors the young girl has had to go
through at such an early stage in her life.
Although we cannot do anything to
reverse the horrors of her past, federal government can and will do
everything possible to ensure that the rest of her life takes a
completely different course. Amina will receive the best care that the
Nigerian government can afford. We will ensure that she gets the best
medical, psychological, emotional and whatever other care she requires
to make a full recovery and be reintegrated fully into society.
Yesterday, medical personnel from
Government and other NGOs examined her for a total of about five hours.
Trauma experts from the UNICEF also met her. The Federal Government will
assist Murtala Muhammed Foundation, which has already been providing
support to the families of the missing Chibok girls and which runs a
trauma and counselling centre in Kano, will also be involved in ongoing
work with Amina, monitoring her progress and highlighting any additional
support she requires.
The continuation of Amina’s
education, so abruptly disrupted, will definitely be a priority of the
federal government. Amina must be enabled to go back to school. No girl
in Nigeria should be put through the brutality of forced marriage. Every
girl has the right to an education and a life choice.
Rest assured that this
administration will continue to do all it can to rescue the remaining
Chibok girls who are still in Boko Haram captivity. Amina’s rescue gives
us new hope, and offers a unique opportunity for vital information.
May Allah crown our efforts with success.''
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