Dr. Aisha Muhammed Oyebode, co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement, has stated that there was a time when the government facilitated the release of 82 abducted Chibok schoolgirls, while one other girl, Zoria Paul, decided to remain with Boko Haram
In an interview with Rainbow Book Club, Oyebode said the release of the 82 Chibok schoolgirls at the time was a huge victory, but she was still devastated that Zoria chose to remain behind instead of coming back with the others
Oyebode said that in many cases, some abducted girls fear returning home because they worry about being rejected or stigmatized by their communities
In Oyebode’s words: “When we had the return of the 82 girls, we were expecting 83 girls to be returned and one of them, Zoria Paul, said she was not going to come back to us and I was devasted…See More
