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Leah Sharibu clocks 19, still in captivity

Last updated: May 14, 2022 4:24 pm
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Leah Sharibu
Leah Sharibu

The only Christian girl, Leah Sharibu, abducted along with 104 other girls of the Government Girls Science And Technical College, Dapchi, in Yobe State, Northeast Nigeria, clocked 19 today, but still in captivity.

She has also spent exactly 4 years 2 months and 25 days today, in captivity

The Ravaging activities of Boko Haram in Northeast Nigeria, since 2014 has resulted in deaths , displacement and family separation.

Leah Sharibu remains a major victim of circumstance.

This is the family house of Leah Sharibu in Yola, Adamawa State, Northeast Nigeria; her father, mother and other siblings live here.

On February 19, 2018, at 5:30am on a Monday, Leah was abducted, alongside 104 other schoolgirls, aged between 11 and 19 years, from the Government Girls Science And Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe State, Northeast Nigeria.

Five of the schoolgirls died on the same day of the abduction.

Also Read: Leah Sharibu’s release: I can’t see efforts, but words – Aisha Yesufu

All the others were freed in March 2018, except the lone Christian girl, Leah Sharibu, as she refused to deny her faith.

Aged 14, at the time she was captured, Leah is still being held hostage, exactly 4 years, 2 months and 25 days after.

She turned 19 today, but news of her, remains obscured.

Life has not been the same again for Mr Sharibu Nathan, a Police Inspector, with the Special Protection Unit, (SPU).

For Leah’s mother, Mrs Rebecca Sharibu, it is a bitter death situation.

She hopes to receive her daughter, one day.

Dr Gloria Puldu, a human rights activist, has been raising a voice for Leah’s release.

(Editor: Nkoli Omhoudu)

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