{"id":5699,"date":"2019-03-02T17:03:37","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T17:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=5699"},"modified":"2019-03-02T17:03:37","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T17:03:37","slug":"leahs-mother-congratulates-buhari-asks-him-to-free-her-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/leahs-mother-congratulates-buhari-asks-him-to-free-her-daughter","title":{"rendered":"Leah\u2019s mother congratulates Buhari, asks him to free her daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mrs Rebecca Sharibu, the mother of Leah, the only Christian Dapchi Girl still in the hands of Boko Haram has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election by Nigerians on the 23rd February, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Sharibu who spoke exclusively with our correspondent on phone from Dapchi also called on the President Buhari not to forget her daughter as he celebrates his victory.<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca Sharibu has also appealed to Boko Haram insurgents who are still holding her daughter in captivity to release her unconditionally, just as she reminded Mr. President to fulfil his promise to rescue her daughter from the insurgents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am grateful to all Nigeria who participated in the election. We are also grateful that the election was peaceful. From the beginning, people felt that there will be problem but it didn\u2019t happen. We are also happy that the President won the election. On behalf of myself and my family, we congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari and pray for God to give him the desired wisdom to rule the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to remind the President that, as he celebrates his victory, he should not forget that Leah is still in the hands of Boko Haram. As for me, my heart is heavy because I have not seen my daughter for more than one year now. I am calling on the President to fulfill his promise of freeing my daughter from the hands of Boko Haram. My cry is still the same, today and tomorrow until I see my daughter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mrs Rebecca Sharibu, the mother of Leah, the only Christian Dapchi Girl still in the hands of Boko Haram has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election by Nigerians on the 23rd February, 2019. 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