Violence Against Women
A one million-woman match will hold in Abuja on Wednesday to press home the urgent need for federal government to step up efforts to rescue the abducted students of Government Girls’ Secondary School (GGSS) Chibok from Boko Haram captivity.
The planned rally was disclosed by the chairperson of Borno Women’s Rights, of a Borno based non-governmental organisation, Professor Hauwa Abdu Biu, during a meeting with the Wife of the state governor, Mrs Nana Kashim Shettima.
The First Lady held a meeting on Sunday evening with notable Borno women to brainstorm on the way forward in the quest to rescue the abducted 230 school girls.
The NGO had last week held a press conference where they implored the federal government to act fast and release the girls or be accused as accomplices.
The one million-woman match which will be code-named ‘Free our Girls,’according to Professor Biu, will involve women all over the country.
“The last time, we were in black, but this time around, the colour for the Abuja rally is red, so we should all be prepared for the rally,” she added.
“I want to seize this opportunity to appeal to wives of security chiefs at the national and state level to mount pressures on your spouses to intensify efforts to rescue our dear children. I also feel it is necessary to call on all women in Borno to come up with their resolutions for us to harmonise them,” Mrs Shettima said
“Let us all put our differences aside and join hand together to rescue these girls, I know that we can do it. Almighty Allah is with us, He knows our intention,” Hajia Nana said amidst sob.