The #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) movement has called on the Nigerian government to publicly release the findings of the Brigadier General Mohammed Sabo-led Fact-Finding Committee on the 2014 Chibok schoolgirls’ abduction.
The group expressed its dissatisfaction with both past and current administrations for withholding the report, despite numerous requests made through the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act.
The Sabo Committee was established on May 6, 2014, by then-President Goodluck Jonathan, following the abduction of 276 schoolgirls from Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram terrorists on April 14, 2014. The committee’s report, submitted on June 20, 2014, confirmed the abduction and revealed that while 57 girls had escaped, 219 remained missing at that time.
A decade later, BBOG reports that 141 of the girls have been freed and have resumed their education. However, 78 girls are still unaccounted for, with concerns that some may have been forced into terrorist groups.
The BBOG statement emphasized that the Tinubu administration, like previous governments, has failed to release the Sabo Committee report despite the group’s repeated requests, including through the FoI process.
The movement stressed the importance of providing closure for the families of the remaining 78 girls, urging the government to disclose information about their current status and efforts to rescue them.
