The Borno State Government has donated N10 million and food supplies to the parents of the schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, in 2014.
The donation was made on Tuesday during an event marking the 11th anniversary of the abduction, which saw 276 girls taken by Boko Haram insurgents in one of Nigeria’s most harrowing tragedies.
Governor Babagana Zulum, represented by the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Zuwaira Gambo, said the gesture was part of ongoing efforts to support the affected families and reaffirm the government’s commitment to their welfare.
“This isn’t the first time the state government is extending support to Chibok. Successive administrations have remained engaged, and under Governor Zulum, that commitment has only deepened,” Gambo said. “We will not relent until every missing girl is accounted for.”
Governor Zulum also disclosed that 18 of the 189 girls rescued so far remain in the care of the state government.
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These girls are currently receiving psychosocial support, academic tutorials, and vocational training to help them reintegrate and prepare for their senior school certificate exams.
Local leaders including Chibok LGA Chairman Mustapha Modu, State Assembly representative Pogu Lawan, and the governor’s Senior Special Adviser on Women Affairs, Hauwa Mai Musa, praised the state government for its continued support of the Chibok community.
Despite rescue efforts over the years, 93 of the abducted girls remain unaccounted for, according to a 2023 report by UNICEF.
The federal government has pledged to continue efforts to secure their release, though a decade later, many families are still waiting for answers.
