By Gloria Ikibah
The House of Representatives has charged security agencies in Nigeria to help I the release of 300 women kidnapped in Borno state, on SundayMarch 3, 2024.
This was sequel to a motionqqqqq of urgent public importance moved by Rep. Zainab Gimba member representing Bama/Ngala/Kalabalge Federal Constituency of Borno State, on Thursday, at plenary.
Rep. Gimba described the abduction as worrisome like the April 2014 abduction of school girls in Chibok.
Naijablitznews.com recalled that on the night of April 14, 2014, 276 mostly Christian female students between ages 16 to 18 were kidnapped by the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria.
Prior to the raid, the school had been closed for four weeks due to deteriorating security conditions, but the girls were in attendance in order to take final exams in physics.
According to Gimba, this is the second largest abduction after the Chibok Girls adoption by Boko Haram in April 2014 and release of these women .
She said: “I want to bring to the notice of the House that about 300 women were abducted while fetching firewoods for domestic and commercial purposes in my constituency.
“I am calling on security agencies to as a matter of urgency, see to the rescue of these women who went in search of their daily bread.
“The House note that this is the second biggest number of abduction after the Chibok girls abduction that took place in 2014 even though, some of those girls are still in captivity”.
In his remarks, the Deputy Speaker, Rep. Benjamin Kalu who presided over plenary, described the incident as a sad development and called on security agents to step up their search for the abducted women.
“We, as a House are pained that the families of the abducted persons are going through what they are going through at the moment
“In the spirit of the International Women Day Celebration tomorrow (Friday), we pray that these women and those still in captivity be freed from their abductors.
“There is no better way to celebrate
Women Day without calling for the protection and release of these women”, Kalu stated.
The House adopted the motion and referred it to the Committee on Defence and National Emergency Management Agency.