Gbemisola
Adesanya, M.A. Candidate, Brooklyn College, CUNY
Today is Day 800 days after the April 14 2014 abduction
of 276 girls from Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, Nigeria by Boko Haram insurgents.
Today more than ever, it bears emphasizing that the continuity of the
#BringBackOurGirls movement is vital to the return of the 218 girls who remain in
captivity . Unfortunately, the reality is that the movement is not half as
strong as it was when it began two years ago.
Every successful mission requires a support system and
the mission to rescue the Chibok girls is no different. Many people do not
realize how fundamental the #BringBackOurGirls movement is to the return of the
girls and the stability that has long deserted Nigeria. An unrelenting army of
passionate people from all over the world and different walks of life raising
strong unwavering voices for the girls will spur the Nigerian government to
look for more effective means of rescuing our girls. By actively supporting the
movement on a global scale, we are informing other nations that this problem must
not be ignored. This way, other countries are encouraged to “actively” partner
with the Nigerian government to rescue and return the girls to their families
.
With your help, the #BringBackOurGirls movement will
not only advocate the return of the girls, but also call for the rescue of other
hostages of Boko Haram, known and unknown. With your assistance, the movement
will engage in necessary partnerships to provide long-term care to the Chibok
girls and all other heavily traumatized victims of the brutal insurgents.
Rescuing the Chibok girls will save them from the
deadly, cowardly clutches of a violent and ruthless group that shamelessly
hides behind young girls to fight their fierce, callous and cold-blooded assaults
on innocent people. It is also a call for the provision of the essential
long-term physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and psychological care they
need to become stable again. These girls were taken from us innocent and
guileless. No doubt, captivity has forced them to grow up quickly with deep
scars that will take time and effort to heal.
You think you are just one person and you doubt that
your participation can make a difference to the movement. But there are
millions of people of good conscience in the world. If you all just stop
doubting and start acting, the results will amaze you. Even the littlest of
support or contribution can do the greatest of things or go the longest of
ways.
Join the movement to help contribute to the healing that
only you can make possible.
