{"id":192699,"date":"2020-02-10T20:23:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T19:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=192699"},"modified":"2020-02-10T20:26:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T19:26:00","slug":"boko-haram-buhari-assures-chibok-dapchi-schoolgirls-will-be-released-arewa-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=192699","title":{"rendered":"Boko Haram: Buhari assures Chibok\/Dapchi schoolgirls will be released | Arewa News"},"content":{"rendered":"
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, reassured Nigerians and the international community of the steadfast commitment of his government to secure the freedom of all children and other victims abducted by terrorists in the country.<\/p>\n

The President renewed the pledge at a High-Level Breakfast Dialogue on \u2018\u2018Stop the War on Children Affected by Armed Conflicts, Dividend of Silencing the Guns\u2019\u2019, a side event during the 33rd AU Summit.<\/p>\n

The programme was co-sponsored by the Governments of Nigeria, Uganda, Norway, the AU Commission and Save the Children.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the occasion, President Buhari said:<\/p>\n

\u201dA number of schoolgirls from Chibok and Dapchi earlier abducted by Boko Haram have regained their freedom.<\/p>\n

\u201dWe commend the gallant efforts of the Multinational Joint Task Force and the partners in supporting the reintegration of the girls.<\/p>\n

\u201dLet me categorically reassure you of the steadfast commitment of the Government of Nigeria to ensure the freedom of all kidnapped children from the shackles of Boko Haram.<\/p>\n

\u201dWe will not relent until every child, boy, or girl, every Nigerian adult in custody of Boko Haram, is freed!.\u201d<\/p>\n

The President urged African countries and stakeholders on the continent to work fervently towards strengthening the protection of children from the six grave violations during armed conflict.<\/p>\n

The six grave violations are killing and maiming of children, recruitment or use of children as soldiers, sexual violence against children, abduction of children, attacks against schools or hospitals and denial of humanitarian access for children.<\/p>\n

President Buhari expressed concern that these grave violations against children have continued unabated.<\/p>\n

\u201dIt is for this reason that the Nigerian government has severally condemned, and is combating frontally the dreadful activities of terrorist groups like Boko Haram and the so-called Islamic State.<\/p>\n

\u201dOf course, the severity of these grave violations varies from country to country.<\/p>\n

\u201dThe incidence of a single violation of children\u2019s rights in any country is an indelible dent on the African consciousness and is to be deplored and condemned,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Reminding the AU Member States of their commitments to protect children affected by armed conflicts in Africa, President Buhari reaffirmed Nigeria\u2019s commitment to the protection of children in armed conflict zones.<\/p>\n

He also used the occasion to outline some concrete measures taken by Nigeria towards tackling the root causes of child soldiers and the misfortune of out-of-school children.<\/p>\n

\u201dTo stem, the tide of out-of-school children Nigeria embarked on an all-inclusive reconstruction of schools vandalized by the ravaging terrorist activities of Boko Haram, while returning children are rehabilitated and reintegrated into society.<\/p>\n

\u201dOur Nomadic Education policy is also being implemented to reduce the number of out-of-school children. We have also prioritized de-radicalization and demobilization of ex-combatant children of Boko Haram insurgents,\u201d President Buhari said.<\/p>\n

The Nigerian leader also called on the AU Peace and Security Council to energetically champion the strategy to stop the war on children and adopt the Child Protection Architecture within the African Peace and Security Architecture and the Roadmap on Silencing the Guns.<\/p>\n

\u201dThe call to action is now for accountability by all African States to the rights of the children caught up in wars.<\/p>\n

\u201dLet us stop the war on children. This is a wake-up call for us all to create the enabling environment for rooting out the impact of armed conflicts against our children across the continent,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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