Pray for release of Chibok girls says Aisha Buhari

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muham­madu Buhari, has en­joined Nigerians to continue to pray for the safe release of the over 200 Chibok schoolgirls ab­ducted by Boko Haram terrorists more than two years ago.
She made the plea in a message to Nigerians on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebra­tion, after she joined thousands of other worshippers to observe the Eid prayers at Ansaruddeen Mosque in Wuse II, Abuja.

“The president’s wife “congrat­ulated Nigerians for being alive to witness yet another celebration and called for consistent prayers for leaders and the safe return of the abducted Chibok girls”, said a statement issued by her Director of Media, Yau Nadabo.
She noted that “the period of Eid-el-Kabir is very special to Muslims because of the spiritual uplifting and exhortation on the position of sacrifice as enshrined in the Holy Quran.
“Therefore, as Nigerian Mus­lims mark this very special oc­casion, I want to urge them to reflect on the lessons embedded in the Eid-el-Kabir season to re­appraise their closeness to God, level of sacrifice, commitment and sense of patriotism to the country.
“All lessons in the act of wor­ship must be reflected in our daily endeavour as a means to in­fluence change that will improve the life of each other”, she stated.