Source: Daily Trust
Eminent figures like Desmond Tutu, Bill and Melinda Gates, Aliko Dangote, Rupert Murdoch, Mo Ibrahim, Ted Turner and François-Henri Pinault among global business, civil society and religious leaders are calling for urgent action and resources to rescue the abducted schoolgirls of Chibok, Borno state.

In an open letter published today, the group of over 40 eminent individuals from around the world from "business, civil society and religious leaders, called on the Nigerian authorities and international community to mobilise all necessary resources and expertise to help locate and free the missing girls.

The letter says:

"On April 14, more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted at gunpoint from Chibok community in Borno State, Nigeria.

24 days later, the girls are still missing.

We urge all local, national and regional governments, with the full support of the international community, to dedicate their expertise and resources - from satellite imagery to intelligence services to multinational corporations' supply chains - to #BringBackOurGirls."

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