Chibok parents hopeful abducted girls will return this week

Few days after the Federal Government announced a ceasefire agreement with Boko Haram, which also includes the release of the over 200 abducted girls, while the ceasefire agreement has failed to yield any positive result so far, the parents of the Chibok girls still remain hopeful their girls will return to them very soon.

A father of two of the Chibok schoolgirls has expressed disappointment that the more than 200 girls seized by Boko Haram more than six months ago have failed to return despite a purported ceasefire agreed between the government and the sect.

Mark Enoch stated on Wednesday that was disappointed that the girls were not released or as the government claimed last week in a widely celebrated ceasefire claim.

Mr. Enoch, a Reverend of Church of the Brethren has his two daughters: Monica Enoch, 20, and Sarah Samuel, 18, in the terrorist’s den.

Monica and Sarah are among the over 200 schoolgirls kidnaped from their hostel in government Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State on April 14.

“We are expecting they will return; I don’t even know anything about it again. They have been saying something will be done either as from Monday or Tuesday and today is Wednesday. We are waiting,” Mr. Enoch said.

He said all the parents in Chibok are also disappointed that the girls had not returned on Tuesday.
He however said they remain hopeful that they by Wednesday evening the girl should all be back home.

“We are waiting for the president to hear from him, we the parents we cannot say a word because we don’t know anything,” he said.

Mr. Enoch said that all the Chibok parents have held unto are what they hear on the radio and the promises made to them by President Goodluck Jonathan.

The Federal Government had on Friday announced that it had reached a ceasefire deal with Boko Haram.

The ceasefire was expected to be characterised by a cessation of hostilities and the release of the over 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the Boko Haram group in Borno.

However, despite the claim, both sides have continued to fight each other.