Negotiations ongoing for release of Leah Sharibu —Senator Bukar Ibrahim

Bukar Ibrahim, senator representing Yobe east, says “very
serious negotiations” are ongoing to ensure the release of Leah
Shabiru.

Shabiru is one of the girls abducted from Dapchi, Yobe state by
Boko Haram insurgents on February 19.

Apart from five students who died in captivity, Boko Haram
returned all the remaining abductees to Dapchi apart from
Sharibu.

She was reportedly not released with others because she refused
to convert to Islam.

But speaking on the floor of the senate on Thursday, Ibrahim
said Shabiru would be released “not far from now”.

“I want to reassure the distinguished Senator that very serious
negotiations is going on and I believe not far from now, she would
also be released Insha Allah, the last Dapchi and the remaining
Chibok girls,” the Yobe senator said.

Moving a motion earlier, Emmanuel Bwacha, senator representing
Taraba south, urged the negotiating team to ensure the release of
Shabiru and the remaining Chibok girls.

“I rise to raise personal appeal to the negotiating team of the
executive that ensured the release of the Dapchi girls. I am doing
this to appreciate them for their efforts to get a few of the
Chibok girls and 98 percent of the Dapchi girls released,” he
said.

“I want to appeal that they should double their efforts so that
Nigerians would have hope in the effort they are doing to put
confidence in the heart of Nigerians.”

Bukar Ibrahim, senator representing Yobe east, says “very
serious negotiations” are ongoing to ensure the release of Leah
Shabiru.

Shabiru is one of the girls abducted from Dapchi, Yobe state by
Boko Haram insurgents on February 19.

Apart from five students who died in captivity, Boko Haram
returned all the remaining abductees to Dapchi apart from
Sharibu.

She was reportedly not released with others because she refused
to convert to Islam.

But speaking on the floor of the senate on Thursday, Ibrahim
said Shabiru would be released “not far from now”.

“I want to reassure the distinguished Senator that very serious
negotiations is going on and I believe not far from now, she would
also be released Insha Allah, the last Dapchi and the remaining
Chibok girls,” the Yobe senator said.

Moving a motion earlier, Emmanuel Bwacha, senator representing
Taraba south, urged the negotiating team to ensure the release of
Shabiru and the remaining Chibok girls.

“I rise to raise personal appeal to the negotiating team of the
executive that ensured the release of the Dapchi girls. I am doing
this to appreciate them for their efforts to get a few of the
Chibok girls and 98 percent of the Dapchi girls released,” he
said.

“I want to appeal that they should double their efforts so that
Nigerians would have hope in the effort they are doing to put
confidence in the heart of Nigerians.”