Leah Sharibu begs Buhari to save her from Boko Haram captivity

Leah Sharibu, the only Christian among the abducted 119 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Dapchi, Yobe state, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to save her from captivity, according to a report in Thecable.

The recorded audio record of the abducted Christian school girl is apparently a “proof of life” amidst speculations that the government is negotiating her release.

Leah, who was kidnapped in February, also appealed that her family members be assisted.

Clad in hijab, sewn from a light brown material and seated alone on a mat patterned in pink, Sharibu spoke with measured calmness.

She spoke in Hausa in a 35 seconds audio, reproduced here:

“I am Leah Sharibu, the girl that was abducted in GGSS Dapchi. I am calling on the government and people of goodwill to intervene to get me out of my current situation,” she said.

“I also plead to the members of the public to help my mother, my father, my younger brother and relatives. Kindly help me out of my predicament. I am begging you to treat me with compassion, I am calling on the government, particularly, the president to pity me and get me out of this serious situation. Thank you.”

The audio as well as pictures, the publication said, were part of the proof of life requirement in a possible renewed negotiation efforts between the government and ISWAP members.