Families of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls have on Thursday, cried out to Boko Haram to free their wards unconditionally since Nigeria has said a vehement no to the proposition of swapping the girls for captive extremists.
On Wednesday, President Goodluck Jonathan had made it known at a meeting with Britain’s Africa minister, Mark Simmonds that the country is not willing to negotiate on such exchange, but is only willing to dialogue.
But families and loved ones of the victims are in deep emotional straits. “For me, I want these girls released without any negotiations. Even if Boko Haram wants to request something from the government, let them request something else,” Ayuba Chibok, an uncle of one of the girls lamented.
“Let (Shekau) release these girls unconditionally,” he added.
Over the last two week, there has been a wave of protests across the globe; all protesters putting pressure on the government to make sure the girls are released. This has led to more international supports from developed countries. Last week Tuesday, the United States agreed to send a team of experts to Nigeria to help find the over 200 kidnapped schoolgirls.
US Secretary of State, John Kerry, had confirmed the agreement in a phone call to Jonathan on while US State Department spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, said the president welcomed the offer. China, Britain and Israel have also volunteered support in rescuing the girls.
