At the intersection between Adeola Odeku and Akin Adesola streets in Victoria Island, Lagos, 12-year-old Toma spends most of her day pushing her 14-year-old sister, who is pregnant and in a wheelchair.
#Bringbackourgirls became by far the most global movement originating from anywhere about Africa since the inception of the digital age, one which saw the First Lady of the United States passionately calling for the girls’ return. Local activists, mainly women, carried on the movement, with the last woman standing being Ayo Obe, a Lagos lawyer who spent many Saturdays remembering the Chibok girls at Falomo Roundabout, a popular area in Lagos.
Five schoolgirls died on the same day of their kidnapping; Boko Haram released everyone else in March 2018, save the lone Christian girl, Leah Sharibu, who refused to convert to Islam. The source of this information remains unclear. “In fact, it appears it has increased if we go by the figures. The State has failed in its primary responsibility of securing the lives and properties of its citizens.
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