Buhari, Please Help Rescue Leah Sharibu Before Boko Haram October 15 Deadline – Northern Clerics

The Chairman of the Northern Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Yakubu Pam, has begged President Muhammadu Buhari to do everything within his powers to rescue Leah Sharibu before the deadline that was given by the Boko Haram insurgents for negotiations expires.He made the plea while speaking in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Friday, saying: “We have heard what the abductors have said, we are here together as religious leaders and traditional rulers to appeal to the conscience of the abductors of these innocent girls. We heard next week is the deadline to execute the girls but we don’t know, but we are here to make an appeal to them and we pray that God speaks to their heart so that they can release these innocent girls.”Pam pleaded further that “We are hoping that government will do everything in her powers to release her (Sharibu) because she is still being held only on account of her refusal to renounce her faith,” Pam added. The Imam, Apo legislative quarters mosque, Sheik Mohammed Khalid, wondered why Sharibu was being held on account of her faith, describing the situation as unfortunate. He said, “We are appealing to them to release those in their captivity especially, Leah Sharibu, We are worried about her in particular because she was abducted with other children, but why should she be left behind, that’s our problem.”Photo Credit: Getty