More tears as Northern Christians release 180 names of abducted Chibok schoolgirls

Protesters demanding the release of the girls

After weeks of waiting and speculations, the Northern States Christian and Elders Forum has finally released 180 names of abducted female pupils of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State.

The body said the 180 were pupils who hailed from the Chibok Local Government Area.

SHOWBIZPLUSng learnt that the names of the missing girls are contained in a document obtained by The Punch from the President/Founder of Old Time Revival Hour, Kaduna, Evangelist Mathew Owojaiye, on Sunday.

SHOWBIZPLUSng further gathered that the release of the names led to more tears in the homes of the abducted girls, following calls from sympathisers and well wishers.

Owojaiye is also the immediate past Chairman of NOSCEF, an affiliate of CAN.

The document entitled “Abomination! Abomination!! Christian girls abducted in Chibok, Borno State,” contained 180 names with 165 listed as Christians Click here for the list.

The body also demanded for a N50m compensation for each of the girls in addition to scholarships to study abroad.

There has been public outcry against the seizure of the girls from the hostels since April 14 by suspected members of the terrorist Islamic sect, Boko Haram.

The document said CAN made the demand for compensation and scholarship because it was the duty of the Federal Government “to protect the innocent girls after their recovery.”

It read, “We demand the following:

1.A N50 million damage as trauma compensation to each girl;

2. A preparation to take each girl to an overseas University on government scholarship by September 2014. Preparation for that must start now; and

3. SS1 and SS2 girls in that school must be transferred to schools of their choice from Government coffer.

The association said, “How can any girl feel safe in this kind of school? Living in perpetual fear of attack? Let God arise, let all His enemies be scattered.”

“Daughters of Zion taken captive, to be treated as slaves and sold into marriage to unclean people. Abomination has been committed. What a shame on the Church of the Living God.

Chibok Local Government Area is 90 per cent Christians. A majority of the girls abducted are Christians. Why did Boko Haram visit Chibok Local Government? Why didn’t they visit so many other Local Government Girls Secondary Schools in Borno State?

“The Church in Nigeria is hereby called to a Lamentation Prayer. Time: Every Christian home must raise a lamentation to heaven daily. Let God arise and defend his name, honour and majesty. Let a 15-minutes cry to heaven be done in every church, every time they gather. Oh God, rent the Heavens and come down! Why should the people say where is our God? The military may not be able to solve the problem but prayer will. Ordinary military force may not get them out! Intensive agonising prayer will do that.”