Mrs Aisha Buhari, the Wife of the President, on Sunday
presented about N30 million cash support to parents of the abducted Government
Secondary School (GSS) Chibok students in Borno. Buhari, represented by Hajiya
Nana Shettima, the wife of the Borno governor presented the cash to the parents
at a ceremony in Maiduguri.
She explained that the gesture was aimed at assisting the
parents with some financial support towards alleviating their sufferings.
“Today’s presentation was in fulfillment of the promise I
made earlier in the year during my book launch in Abuja. I made a promise that
the proceeds will be use to better the lives of women and victims of insurgency
in the North East,” she said.
“This money is not a sort of compensation, but a kind of
support for those in need. Our immediate prayer is for God to help trace and
rescue the abducted girls so that they can be safely re-united with their
families,” Buhari said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that each of
the 215 parent was given a cash of N139,000 during the event.
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