President Muhammadu Buhari; his wife, Aisha; and the wife of
the Vice-President, Dolapo Osinbajo, met with two women whose daughters are
among the over 200 schoolgirls abducted last year by members of the Boko Haram
sect in Chibok, Borno State.
The emotional-laden encounter took place inside the Defence
House, Abuja, where Buhari currently operates from.
Mrs. Osinbajo had earlier led the two women to a meeting
with Hajia Buhari, who later led them into another round of meeting with
Buhari.
Speaking with journalists at the end of the meeting, Mrs.
Osinbajo said: “Hajia Aisha Buhari had for many months wanted to visit Chibok. She also wanted to
meet with the mothers.
“Today, we met two of the mothers who still have their
daughters missing after a year. Hajia held them and they cried, everybody
cried.
“What only a mother will do is to say wait, I want you to
see your father and see what your father will do. We were all extremely
overwhelmed, that at this time when the President is so busy, he had time to
meet with the women from Chibok.
“He spoke to them in English and Hausa. He explained to them
how he keeps telling everybody to put themselves in their place. So, today, we
have had the opportunity for the President and Hajia to show that they are our
father and mother. For that, we are glad.”
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