Deborah Jafaru and her father
As the 21 Chibok girls reunited with their parents at the premises of the Department of State Security in Abuja, parents of the released girls were overjoyed as they briefly spoke about their excitement.
It was a scene that brought out tears in the eyes of all present as the 21 freed Chibok girls were reunited with their parents yesterday in Abuja.
The Bible-clutching girls danced and sang with joy during the service attended by top government officials and a few other guests. The event got to its high pitch as the parents arrived at the venue while the service was ongoing.
It was the first meeting after two and a half years of separation. The excited girls ran, crying to parents who were equally so excited to see them. The parents hugged and carried them up in excitement.
The father of Deborah Jafaru explained how his daughter was taken and how grateful he was. He said: “Unlike the others, Deborah had already finished her secondary school; she did not make her papers and returned to rewrite her WASSCE when she was taken.
“She just got married two weeks before returning for her papers and they took her, her husband has remarried now. They abducted her with pregnancy and she had my grandchild there but I’m just grateful to God and the government for returning my daughter and grandchild to me safely. Words cannot describe how I feel at the moment.”
Deborah is the only one among the girls who returned with a baby. Mrs Rifkatu John, carried her daughter Jummai Bakwa, on her back, with her wrapper like a baby.
She refused to leave her daughter throughout the event . She said: “I never thought that I would see my daughter again in this life time; I prayed so much for her safe return and here she is finally. I just want to give God all the glory and thank the government for bringing her back. I pray that the other Chibok mothers have the opportunity to see their daughters again and experience the joy I feel today.”
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