Leah Sharibu, a Christian faithful, is one of the victims of kidnapping and terrorism in a failed Nigeria State. She, with other Muslim girls, was kidnapped by the Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram on/around 2019.
On releasing the abducted girls, Boko Haram retained her on the basis that she refused to deny her Christian faith. Since then, nothing has/is been heard or said about her; She appeared to had been forgotten and forsaken by the government of the day, Buhari.
Sadly last year, the leader of Boko Haram, Shekau released a video saying that Leah was pregnant for him.
Leah's fate remained a history until recent time the Media Adviser to President Buhari, Garba Shehu, while responding to a security challenge thrown at him by Reno Omokri, raises the dust describing the victimized as "Unfortunate Christian Girl Stolen By Boko Haram".
Garba's unguided or, premeditated utternaces has rekindled the burning anger in many Nigerian Christians- One of which is Chief Femi Fani Kayode, a former Nigeria minister of aviation during Jonathan regime. Kayode has described the presidential spokesman as heartless, insensitive, arrogant and bigoted, praying that God should judge and punish Garba and those he represents.
"In response to a legitimate and interesting challenge from my friend and brother Pastor Reno Omokri, the former spokesman to President Goodluck Jonathan,
"Shehu Garba, the spokesman for to President Muhammadu Buhari, has described the great Leah Sharibu as the "unfortunate Christian girl stolen by Boko Haram".
"As far as he is concerned Leah has no name but she is just an "unfortunate Christian girl".
"The presidential spokesman is heartless, arrogant, insensitive and bigoted. Would he have spoken like this about Leah if she was a Muslim? Why did feel the need to mention her faith?
"Does the fact that she is Christian make her a lesser Nigerian? Is she a chattel or a piece of property that can be described as being "stolen"? Is she not a human being too? Or is the fact that she is Christian or that she is a female make her less human?
"Nigerians deserve far better than this. The Christian community in Nigeria deserves far better too! This is an insult on every Christian and every right-thinking Nigerian.
"May God judge and punish Shehu Garba and those he represents for speaking in this way about Leah, one of the greatest Christian heroes that Nigeria has ever known and a deeply courageous soul who sacrificed her liberty (and possibly her life) by standing proudly for her faith and refusing to convert to Islam even at the point of a knife and gun.
"What we need in Nigeria are a few Samir Geagea's, the leader of the old Lebanese Kataeb Regulatory Forces and Christian Falange (Uwait).
"If you want to know more about him and them and the role they played in fighting Islamic fundamentalism in the Lebanese civil war either google it or go to Lebanon and find out.
"To attempt to insult, demean or belittle a Christian hero like Leah simply because you do not share her faith is inexcusable and unforgivable. This is the turning point and we will never forget it."__FFK fires back at Garba
Reviewed by Okenwa Chinedu
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December 24, 2020
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