The Governor of Borno State has rendered an assistance of N100,000 cash and clothing each to the Parents of 219 missing Chibok girls on Saturday.
He presented the money while interacting with the parents of the girls informing them it was a directive from the President.
He added that the president assured him, the girls will soon be found and reunited with their parent with the renewed offensive,hence they are been invited to the state house,that the money is not a ransom for the girls, but an assistance since many could not engage in any economic activities since the Incident
“I met with the president last Thursday in Abuja and he directed that I should meet you and console you over the missing girls.
“The president urged me to extend his heart-felt greetings to you on the issue,
“The money is not a ransom or a kind of compensation for the missing girls; it is to provide a kind of relief to the parents, who have been devastated by the loss of their children,’’ he said.
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