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Chibok schoolgirls top Jonathan, Buhari, other Nigerian leaders’ meeting
 
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Fri, 13 Jun 2014   ||   Nigeria,
 

The former leaders present at the meeting were Ernest Shonekan, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Muhammadu Buhari, Yakubu Gowon, and Shehu Shagari.

How to ensure the safe return of the over 250 school girls kidnapped from Chibok, Borno State, topped discussions at a meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and other Nigerian leaders on Thursday night.

This was disclosed by Mr. Jonathan’s spokesperson, Reuben Abati.

The former leaders thus pledged to do everything they can to support Mr. Jonathan and the Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, to find the girls and resolve the Boko Haram insurgency.

The former leaders present at the meeting were Ernest Shonekan, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Muhammadu Buhari, Yakubu Gowon, and Shehu Shagari.

The Borno governor was also at the meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

A former military ruler, Ibrahim Babangida, was absent because of the death of the senator representing his constituency, Awaisu Kuta, who died on Thursday. Mr. Babangida sent his apologies, Mr. Abati said.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was absent from the meeting, which lasted for about an hour over dinner. No reason was given for Mr. Obasanjo’s absence.

The teenage school girls were kidnapped from their dormitory at the Government Secondary School, Chibok, on April 14 by the Boko Haram.

Several countries including the U.S. and the U.K. have been assisting Nigeria in efforts to rescue them.

 

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