The Nigerian military has finally released some of the Chibok parents who embarked on a journey to Abuja for the Bring Back Our Girls presidential march.
The chairman of the Chibok parents, Tsambido Abana said the parents who were barred from leaving Borno state by men of the Nigerian military have been released.
“Yes, they have left Borno, they are already on their way to Abuja,” Abana said.
He however, said that due to network/ communication issues, he couldn’t readily say if the group of parents are currently being escorted by the military.
“I do not know but will only be sure if there is a military escort when they get here,” he said.
The BBOG group had on Tuesday, January 12 accused the miliatry of barring over 120 of the parents of the missing Chibok girls on their way to Abuja from Borno state for the presidential march by the group
The march to the presidential villa is scheduled to hold on Thursday, January 14.
The group said that out of the nine buses that left the state, five were barred from leaving Chibok and Askira, both in Borno state.
The BBOG group in a statement on Tuesday demanded the military to make a public apology to the parents for the unfortunate episode and make a public commitment to transport the parents from Maiduguri to Abuja.
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