Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has called on all stakeholders to exert their influence to put an end to the mass abduction of girls.
That, she said, would give assurance that girls were safe anywhere they might find themselves.
Mrs. Buhari made the call on Monday on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, IWD, with the theme, Women In Leadership: Achieving on Equal Future in a COVID-19 World.
Aisha Buhari sympathised with the victims of kidnapping and their families, saying that the development was capable of inflicting negative effects.
Her words: “Away from COVID-19, women and girls in Nigeria have continued to suffer abductions both in the hands of insurgents and bandits.
“As a mother, I share the sorrow and agony of the victims and their families. I am also not unaware of the impact that these abductions could have in reverting many successes we have hitherto achieved, especially in terms of girl-child education and early marriages.
“I call on all stakeholders to continue to exert their different levels of influence and bring these abductions to an end and to assure us that girls are safe anywhere they may find themselves.
“My best wishes to women all over the world for their resilience, hard work, and commitment to the progress of humanity. Happy International Women’s Day.”
