Boko Haram: Soyinka Tasks FG On Release Of Abducted Girls
Jeremiah Kusoro
Professor Wole Soyinka, Wednesday, called on the Federal Government to ensure the release of 230 students of Government Girls Secondary
School, Chibok, Borno State, who were abducted by members of Islamic sect, Boko Haram.
The Noble Laureate, who gave the keynote address in Port Harcourt at the opening ceremony of declaration of Port Harcourt as UNESCO World Book Capital 2014, said the focus of the event was for the Federal
Government to ensure the safe release of the students.
He said he had expected President Goodluck Jonathan to convene an emergency security meeting over the ugly development in the school after the abduction of the students.
He noted that the ongoing book fair in Port Harcourt was a national rejection of Boko Haram, adding that the Islamic sect does not reflect the teachings and values of Islam.
Former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby
Ezekwesili and the Project Director, Rainbow Book Club, Mrs Koko Kalango led the gathering to make a collective demand for the girls’
release.
