A mother of one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirl has
identified her daughter in a video posted by Islamist
sect, Boko Haram, which showed dozens of girls in
captivity, a school leader said on Tuesday.
The mother watched the video on television on Monday
evening and spotted her daughter among the girls
sitting on the ground and wearing veils, said Dumoma
Mpur, parent-teachers association chairman at
Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State.
The leader of rebel group, Abubakar Shekau, issued the
video on Monday offering to release more than 200
schoolgirls, who were kidnapped from the school in a
raid on April 14, in exchange for prisoners held by the
government. It was not immediately apparent when the
video of the girls was filmed.
“The video got parents apprehensive again after
watching it but the various steps taken by the
governments and the coming of the foreign troops is
boosting our spirit, even though I have not seen the
any one soldier in Chibok yet,” Mpur told Reuters by
telephone.
The Nigerian government said it was exploring all
options in its effort to rescue the girls. The United
States and Britain have sent experts to help with the
search and Nigeria has sent two divisions to the
northeastern border region.
