“You must not be afraid of going to school” – Lagos state governor advice children

 


Lagos governor, Babatunde Fashola on Tuesday appealed to Boko Haram to release the schoolgirls abducted from their boarding school in Chibok on April 14.
He made the call during the 2014 Children’s Day parade at the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos.
The celebration, devoid of the usual funfair, was also used by pupils from various primary and secondary schools in the state to show solidarity with the Chibok girls.
The pupils were all dressed in red vests with the inscription, “Bring Back Our Girls.”
Fashola said it was unfair for the group to continue to hold the girls captive for agitations they (the girls) knew nothing about and for demands they could not meet.
He urged the insurgents to leave children out of their grievances and dialogue with adults in resolving the disagreements they had with the system.
In his words, “People have been asking what the people who have taken our children want, but the truth is that I do not know. But what I do know is that whatever it is that they want, it is not the children who will give it to them; it is adults.
“If they have any disagreement at all with anybody, it is disagreements among adults; children have no role to play here. Therefore, I want to passionately and deeply, with every strength I can muster, tell these people to release these children so that they can engage adults to resolve whatever the problem is.
Fashola commended the participating pupils for showing empathy for the missing girls.
He said the messages on their vests, calling for the safe release of the abducted girls, showed they were conscious of happenings around them and cared about their abducted colleagues.
He urged them not to allow the abduction demoralise them in pursuing their educational dreams.
He said, “You must not be afraid of going to school. Your governor and your parents will do everything we can do to ensure that your schools are safe, and also you are safe in your communities”, he said.
The governor also urged parents to always take responsibility for their children’s security by monitoring their movements and being around them always

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