PIC. 1. THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS (UN), MR BAN KIMOON, ADDRESSING STAFF OF UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES IN ABUJA ON TUESDAY (24/8/15), DURING HIS VISIT TO THE UNITED NATIONS BUILDING BOMBED THROUGH A CAR EXPLOSION IN AUGUST 2011. 6133/24/8/2015/BJO/NAN
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, has demanded the unconditional release of the over 200 girls who were abducted last year from their school in Chibok, Borno State along with other abductees of the Boko Haram sect.
Mr. Ki-Moon made this call on Monday while addressing State House correspondents shortly after having a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, as part of the activities lined up for his two-day visit to the country.
The appeal is coinciding with the week the kidnapped schoolgirls will be spending their 500th day in captivity.
While commending Buhari, the UN chief who said he had embarked on an agenda for change in which he was prioritising security and anti-corruption war, pledged UN support for the President’s agenda, saying, “When you change Nigeria, you have also changed Africa.”
While speaking, President Buhari disclosed that they discussed the difficult time Nigeria had found itself during the meeting, adding that the step was taken so that the UN could assist the country.
He commended Ban Ki-Moon for extending invitation to him to attend the UN General Assembly holding in New York on September 27 and 28.
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