Her appearance, just like the tenor of her voice evoke strong emotions, as abducted Principal of Community High School, Esiele, Mrs Rachael Folawe Alamu, begs Nigerians one thing.
That thing, essentially directed to the government and its agencies is: Please don’t joke or trade with our lives.
She is appealing to the authorities to do everything possible to ensure the release and safe return of the abductees.
It is 25 days now that she was whisked away from her duty post as Principal of Community High School, Esiele, in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, and lot just like those of the other victims and family members can only be imagined.
Amongst others, she dismissed, in the latest video sighted yesterday, reports that their kidnappers are demanding a N1 billion ransom, weapons or the imposition of Sharia law in Nigeria.
“Please, I have come to make some clarifications. Today makes it the 25th day that we have been in this place and it seems that some people are making our problems complicated already.
“We were shown some print media where it was stated that the people who abducted us requested the release of some people.
“That they requested N1 billion, that they requested that Sharia be entrenched in the country. These are not true. They are just trying to create problems for us.
“We have been here, and we have not been forced to worship in an Islamic way. We have been left alone. They have not troubled us concerning that.
“They are not asking for Sharia law. They are not asking for money.
“The single thing they are asking for is the release of some of their people. I don’t know why they are peddling this rumour to make it complicated for us.”
“Please, we are just begging you. Don’t play politics with our lives. Nigerians, please help us to circulate this. Let it go viral.
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“They are not asking for Sharia law. It is not true. They are not asking for weapons. They are not asking for money.
“All they want is the release of some people, and the government will negotiate with them and know those that they will release for them. I don’t know why they are playing politics with our lives.”
“Please, Nigerians, our lives are in your hands. Help us make this go viral. Don’t let the government deceive the whole world.
“They are not asking for Sharia. They are not asking for money. They are not asking for weapons. All they want is the release of some of their people”, the abducted principal.
