By: Akeem Oyetunji The leadership of the #BringBackOurGirls Movement has restated its resolve to continue to support the military in its ongoing efforts to achieve the desired result of bringing back the over 200 girls abducted from Government Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State over three weeks ago.
Reacting to a statement issued by the Defence headquarters, alleging distortion of facts that emerged from the meeting the military high command had with the representatives of the #BringBackOurGirl, the Movement denied trying to drag the military into politics.
A statement jointly signed by a former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, Hadixa Bala Usman and Jibrin Ibrahim, insisted the struggle to free the girls had neither political, ethnic nor religious dimensions.
The Movement therefore, reassured the military high command that it would continue to support the its ongoing efforts to free the girls.
The statement reads, “We are a single issue coalition without any political, religious, ethnic or regional dimensions to our struggle.
“Far from seeking to undermine the efforts of the military, we are determined to enhance it and make it more robust and effective.
“Our concerns about the lack of results so far were aimed at motivating the military to more effective action. I
“Immediately after the meeting, we prepared and circulated a report of the discussions (attached herewith) which is clearly intended to promote a common understanding of the problems and promote more effective action.
“We appeal to the military high command to see our campaign as one that is motivated by the humanist concern of saving the girls from their kidnappers.
“We would like to reiterate, once more, that the sole focus and aim of this campaign is to achieve the safe return of the abducted girls; not to malign the Federal Government or undermine the Military in anyway.
“We hereby restate our resolve to support the Military in its efforts to achieve the desired result”.