First Lady Patience Jonathan
Speaking during a meeting with the Nigerian community in Windhoek, Namibia, the first lady empathised with families of the missing girls and the entire Chibok community where they were kidnapped from.
"As a mother, I am very worried over the abduction of these girls; I share the pains of the mothers whose children were abducted," Patience said.
She also expressed optimism that the girls will be released soon, saying the women of Nigeria have fasted and prayed that God will touch the minds of members of the sect and they will be released safely from wherever they are being held captive, The Nation reports.
She commended the security agencies for their efforts and patriotic zeal in fighting terrorism and urban violence, especially in the Northeast.
She therefore called on Nigerians in the Diaspora to support government and the military in putting an end to the insurgency plaguing the country, especially in the Northeastern region.
The schoolgirls had been kidnapped on April 14, during a night raid by the dreaded Boko Haram sect. About 20 days after their abduction which sparked public outrage, the first lady had wept publicly in a video which went viral, begging for the release of the girls. The video sparked reactions from different quarters.
For months the parents of the abducted girls have been asking to see the president and he finally met with them on Tuesday, 22 July, 2014.
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