Dear girls,
I write to commiserate with you on your adoption by the
dreaded militant cum terrorist group: Boko haram. I must commend you all for
your gallantry of still being alive up till this moment which I have chosen to
write. You have all tried. The fact that you are still waxing stronger is an
indication that our prayers are working.
Let me inform you that at the moment, the federal government
is working tirelessly to rescue you. They have invited the almighty US security
experts to help in search of all of you. Even the Chinese, French, Canadians
and others so numerous to mention have join in the search for you. We are reliably
informed that you were captured and taken to the dreaded Sambisa Forest, the
forest which has become a colony of the fools who abducted you. The once
tourist attraction is now the den of terrorists.
However, you have to take your destinies in your hands. Just
yesterday, I heard that four of you escaped from the claws of these insurgents.
What bravery! Yes that is the spirit. You must take your destinies in your
hands. The government seems hapless. The probability of you regaining freedom
is bleak, if we abide by government’s actions and inaction. That is why I urge
you to take your destinies in your hands. At the slightest lapse by your
captors, take advantage of it and flee for your lives. You are smarter than
them, show them your cleverness; show them the stuff you are made of, show them
that they are fools.
We are all praying for you. Since your captors carried you
away, we’ve been praying. However, some of us were not lucky as you. In Jos, as
much as over two hundred people have lost their lives as a result of the evil
acts of your captors. Also in Borno and Yobe states, your captors have invaded
and killed many innocent villagers. They’ve also killed many a security personnel.
And that is why we thank God for your lives.
I have high hopes that you will all come back alive. I have
the greatest conviction that you will take your destinies in your hands. I
believe in you. Take the bold step at their slightest security breakdown. Take the
bold step like your colleagues who have taken their destinies in their hands. They
are now free and have reunited with their loved ones. Your siblings are in
anguish, your parents have sobbed and sobbed. Your schoolmates are in mental
distress. Your community is mourning and the whole nation standstill for you. Today
was democracy day; we did not celebrate. Two days ago was children’s day, we
refuse to parade because we hold you in high esteem. Truly, nobody is happy;
nobody is ready to celebrate.
We can’t wait to see you free. It will be the greatest joy
of all if you are free. We know how difficult your lives will be now. Your abductors
may be feasting on you and trying to make you adapt to their cruel ways, but I know
that you are smarter than them. Show them that Nigerians are smart people. We hear
they are foreigners, non-Nigerians! We hear they are cowards who wouldn’t show
their faces. I know you are smarter than them. Make them look like fools. Escape
alive! However, you must not endanger your lives. You must make sure the coast
is clear before you take the bold step. Just like I told you, you are smarter
than them!
I will continue to pray for you. My daughter, Onyinye, will
continue to expect your coming back home. She is anxious to see all of you. She’s
being asking me: “Daddy, when will I see my chibok sisters so that I will stop
crying at night?” If I have any inkling of how to bring you home, or the capacity
to free you girls, I would be the first person to come and kick those evil
asses at Sambisa forest, and bring you home alive; If that can stop my lovely
10-days old daughter from screaming at night.
We can’t wait for you to return.
Warmest regards from Onyinye.
