Mrs. Rebecca Sharibu, the mother of
Leah, the only Dapchi schoolgirl still being held by Boko Haram, will on
Thursday (today) attend a special prayer session for her daughter’s
release in Abuja.
Rebecca told our correspondent on the
telephone on Wednesday that some concerned Nigerians had organised a
special prayer session for Leah’s release and that she would be
attending the inaugural prayer session in Abuja on Thursday.
Leah’s mother, who appreciated the
continuous prayers for Leah’s release by both Christians and Muslims
across the country, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to hasten the
process of her daughter’s release.
“My life is no longer the same since the
abduction of Leah on February 19. I want to appeal to President
Muhammadu Buhari to rekindle our hope and happiness.
“I have lost sleep since the abduction
of my daughter. Some of the parents whose daughters were released have
since put the incident behind them, but my case is different.
“I am still in pains and I want to
appeal to our President to do everything within his powers to ensure the
release of Leah. Her continuous stay in the hands of Boko Haram will
affect her greatly,” she appealed.
Leah’s father, Mr. Sharibu Nathan,
welcomed the prayer session and appealed to the Federal Government to
facilitate the timely release of Leah who he lamented was going through
turbulent times.
Another family source said the prayer
was organised by some Christians who promised to continue to intercede
for Leah until she regained her freedom.
The President of the Christian
Association of Nigeria, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, had last week directed
Christians across the country to pray for the release of Leah at Easter.
Meanwhile, the Presidential Committee
for North-East Initiative and the Yobe State Government on Wednesday
commenced a five-day training programme for 372 primary schoolteachers
in Damaturu.
The PCNI Programme Officer, Mrs. Faith
Anifowoshe, said the committee was in Yobe to build the capacity of
primary schoolteachers due to insurgency in the state.
“We are actually in Yobe State to
commence capacity building of 372 primary schoolteachers who were
disintegrated by insurgency in the North-East.
“This will enable children in this part
of the country to get the required knowledge after lots of them were
forced to abandon their education.
“At the end of this programme, we hope the teachers will be better equipped to handle the challenging situation at hand.
“This is because education in the
North-East, even before the crisis, is a bit backward compared to other
parts of the country, which is made worse by the insurgents’
activities,” Anifowoshe said.
One of the facilitators, Dr. Ali Ibrahim
of the Yobe State University, said that the major aim was to improve
the teaching and learning capacity of teachers and students in the
state.
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