#Bring Back Our Girls campaign reaches Budapest
Another protest against the kidnapped school girls in
Chibok, a town in the northern part of Nigeria, was staged in Budapest on
Friday May 25.
The rally which started just in front of the Hungarian
Commissioner for Human Rights and ended at the Embassy of the Republic of
Nigeria, Budapest, attracted individuals who seem to be concerned about the
fate of the “230” school girls abducted in their dormitory on April 16 by Boko
Haram.
After a foot-march to their destination, the marchers
presented a protest letter which was received by a top official at the embassy.
A similar letter was also presented to the Hungarian Commissioner for Human
Rights.
Receiving the letter, Ambassador Muhammadu
Sani
Yunusa said that the Nigerian
government is doing its best to see the girls released. Yunusa added that his country has sought the help of the
international community to help crush these “heartless Boko Haram” men.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian military has said that it has located where the kidnapped girls are but won't disclose for security reasons.
Boko Haram, literally translated as Western Education is a
sin, has killed hundreds of people mostly in the northern Nigeria and has since
vowed it will do more havoc through suicide bombing and kidnapping.
It has repeatedly targeted places of learning in deadly
attacks that have highlighted its fundamental philosophy against education, CNN
reported
The spate of kidnappings began in May 2013 when Boko Haram
leader Abubakar Shekau announced in a video that this was part of its latest
bloody campaign.
He stated further that he had abducted the girls and had
sold them in the market. African News Hungary cannot verify his claim.
Nigerian President Jonathan has been vilified by the opposition
and international community for not taking a strong move against the group.
Reported by Archie Bonka & Edited by Hakeem Babalola
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