The sum of N100 million, reportedly handed down to parents of the abducted Chibok girls, is currently causing serious argument in Chibok community over the way it was shared amongs the parents.
report has it that on July 22nd, President Jonathan released the money to leaders of the Chibok community in Abuja for onward passage to parents of the kidnapped schoolgirls. But it seems the supposed leaders decided to help themselves with a large junk of the dough, leaving the affected and aggrieved parents with crying foul play over the sharing formular.
A father, whose daughter was among the kidnapped girls was quoted thus: “I got only N200,000 out of the said N100million allegedly received by our leaders in Abuja. Some of us got N300,000 and some less than that”.
“Our leaders in Abuja are using the girls to enrich themselves. In fact, some of the parents were screened out of the entourage by the Chibok leaders in Abuja. Many of them are residents of Abuja, not parents of the kidnapped girls,” He claimed.
Another parent lamented he got only N7,000 out of the money.
“I was at the farm when they brought the N7, 000 to my house and I collected it. Some of us got even less, N300 and below,” he reportedly said.
A Chibok community leader, Pobu Bitrus, who was present at the meeting between the President and the parents explained to the BBC Hausa Service that after meeting, monies were distributed to the parents in envelopes.
“After we met with the presidency, the parents were given monies in envelopes and that’s all. All other things they are saying about N100million, I don’t know about that,” Bitrus said.
It was gathered that Presidential aides, Reuben Abati and Doyin Okupe, could not be reached as at the time of this report.
We believe it was a largess from the President towards the affected parents to put themselves together while the search continues, The Chibok kidnap issue should not be an avenue for some sects to enrich themselves, otherwise, nah blood money una dey chopooooo!
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