UN, Please Rescue Our Girls by Kola Ola Olaniran

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Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere. It's been 511 days that 276 of our precious girls were kidnapped from their school dormitory by the insurgents in the North East, Nigeria. The abduction of these girls on April 14, 2014 riveted global attention and sparked an international outrage at the lackaidasical attitude of the then civilian regime of ex President Goodluck Jonathan and the United Nation's cold resolve to wade
into the situation on time. Among this figure, 57 girls have miraculously escaped when the vehicle conveying them broke down on the road in the
thick hour of the night. Since then, there have been public outcries with protests and marches in the cities across the globe. The US First Lady dedicated her 2014 mother's day address to the missing Nigerian girls, their parents and all peace-loving people of the world. Alicia Keys the popular singer raised her voice and her music to clamor for the release of the girls. The new Mayor of New York was not left out. He, the City Officials and members of the public staged a protest march on the city's streets. The former Nigerian First Lady who first denied the abduction later came out in her better late than never-approach, shed her crocodile tears, leaving the nation with her clownish slogan, "dia ris God oooo" Happily the new Nigerian President, a humble father and grandfather has exhibited his sensitivity to the plights of the girls. He has authorized the Nigerian Military to take all necessary actions to wipe out the insurgents and rescue our girls alive. Also there have been coordinated efforts by the neighboring countries around Nigeria to end the menace of those riff-raffs. Finally, it is our hope that the United Nations will make it a serious priority to deploy additional military assistance to flush out the insurgents because injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere.

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