Michelle Obama Addresses Kidnapping Of Chibok Girls: “In Those Girls, I See My Daughters”

The First Lady of the United States of America, Michelle Obama has condemned the kidnapping of over 200 girls in Borno, accusing Boko Haram of trying to steal the futures of the young girls.

In these girls, Barack and I see our own daughters,” Mrs. Obama said, referring to Malia, 15, and Sasha, 12. “We see their hopes, their dreams and we can only imagine the anguish their parents are feeling right now.”


What happened in Nigeria is not an isolated incident, the first lady said, but is “a story we see every day as girls around the world risk their lives to pursue their ambitions.”

“This unconscionable act was committed by a terrorist group determined to keep these girls from getting an education — grown men attempting to snuff out the aspirations of young girls,” she said. “Let us hold their families in our hearts during this very difficult time, and let us show just a fraction of their courage in fighting to give every girl on this planet the education that is her birthright.

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Northern Governors forum welcomes U.S Military assistance to fight Insurgency

The position of the forum was announced by its chairman, the Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, in the night of May 7, 2014, Wednesday, who met an administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Rajah Shah, along with some other Northern governors.

The meeting took place at the residence USAID Director in Nigeria, Michael Harvey, in Maitama, Abuja.

Aliyu told USAID administrator about the latest updates on the search and rescue of kidnapped female students. He also warned that it was critical to find them, otherwise Nigeria would be taken “50 years back”, because the parents would refused to send their children to schools.

In his return, Shah expressed sympathy for the families of the kidnapped girls, confirmed once again readiness of Obama’s administration to help find the missing girls.

The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, confirmed the team would be in Nigeria “shortly” and would include only those specialists on what Nigerian security services require the most.

The Northern states were represented by governors Umaru Tanko Al-Makura (Nasarawa), Idris Wada (Kogi), Mukhtar Yero (Kaduna), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa) and acting governor of Taraba State, Garba Umar, deputy governors Ahmed Gumel (Jigawa), Umar Ganduje (Kano), Stephen Lawani (Benue), the secretary to the Zamfara State government, Tijani Kaura and the Nigerian Ambassador to the U.S., Ade Adefuye.

It would be recalled that the previous big meeting between the Northern Governors and U.S. decision-makers was held on March 17-19, 2014, in Washington D.C. During the talks the governors have reportedlyaccused President Jonathan and his administration of sponsoring Boko Haram terrorism.

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