Leah Sharibu, 16, remains a hostage after refusing to denounce her Christian faith
Relatives of schoolgirl Leah Sharibu, who was abducted by Boko Haram militia, hold a banner to press for her release during an event to mark her 16th birthday in Abuja, May 14 2019. Picture: KOLA SULAIMON / AFP
Sharibu is the only girl still in captivity following the abduction of more than 100 female students on February 19 2018, from a secondary school in the northeast state of Yobe. Almost all were released after about a month after negotiations with the Nigerian government, but Sharibu was not, allegedly because she refused to renounce her Christian faith.
Dozens of activists staged their march at the Unity Fountains in Abuja’s Central District. Their aim was to “remember Leah in prayer and also to engage in a peaceful march to ask for her release”, the rally coordinator, Gideon Para-Mallam, said.
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