PRESIDENT BUHARI CALLS LEAH’S MOTHER ON PHONE; CONFIDENT OF HER DAUGHTER’S RETURN
Joseph Omoniyi
President Muhammadu Buhari has on Wednesday spoken on the telephone with mother of the Dapchi Secondary schoolgirl, Leah, who was kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists, Mrs. Rebecca Sharibu,
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja.
Shehu said the President assured Mrs. Sharibu that his administration will do everything its powers to make sure her daughter is returned home.
The President sympathises with the Sharibu family and assured the parents that the Federal Government would do its utmost for the safety and security of their daughter.
“I convey my emotion, the strong commitment of my administration and the solidarity of all Nigerians to you and your family as we will do our best to bring your daughter home in peace and safety,” Buhari reportedly told the distraught mother.
He assured the mother that his heart was with her family, as that of the entire nation which continues to pray for the safe return of “our daughter, Leah.”
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