A principal lecturer at the College of Education, Gashua, Yobe state, Bitrus Bwala, who is also in the captivity of Boko Haram, has confirmed that schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu is still alive.
Speaking in a video posted by Ahmad Salkida, a journalist known to have access to the leadership of Boko Haram, Bwala said Sharibu is still with the insurgents.
This comes barely 24 hours after four out of five abducted aid workers of Action Against Hunger (AAH), an international non-governmental organisation were killed by the insurgents.
Bwala also confirmed the killing of the aid workers, saying he and other captives saw them before they were killed.
He appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Christian Organisation of Nigeria (CAN) to help him and the other captives regain their freedom.
Bwala said, “I am a principal lecturer with College of Education, Gashua, Yobe state. I was on my way to my station on the 27th of November 2019 that I was abducted,” Bwala said.
“I appeal to the federal government to come to our aid. As you can see behind me are fellow Christians who were arrested on various points. I equally appeal to Christian association to do whatever is within their reach in order to rescue us because when we came, we saw some workers here, particularly workers with food organisation, however, shortly, they were executed.
“We also saw that the government has not done enough that is why Leah Sharibu is still with this group. We, therefore, appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari.”
Sharibu, a student of Government Girls Science and Technical Secondary School, Dapchi, Yobe, was kidnapped by Boko Haram fighters in February 2018.
She was the only Christian among the over 100 girls who were abducted from their school. While the rest were later released, she was held back because of her christian faith.
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