The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Friday at the presidential villa, Abuja, received Rebecca Kabu, one of the 277 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram in 2014.
Oluremi, who received Rebecca along with the wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima, promised to ensure that she is well taken care of medically and fit to return to school willingly.
Mrs Tinubu, while assuring that the remaining girls in captivity are not forgotten, appreciated the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and other security agencies and those who were involved in Rebecca’s rescue.
She said: “Our dear daughter, Rebecca, I welcome you; I’ve been praying for you all night; it is well with you; what has happened to her is much trauma; words are inadequate for me to describe it.
“Cases of amnesia should be treated; it is difficult to get by, but since you are still here, God has plans for you. I thank the office of the NSA and NIA for not relenting and everyone that is assisting in her rehabilitation.
“Rebecca will be our first comeback story and returnee; she is our first fruit; she is a case I am quite interested in to see that she can go back to school at her own pace.’’
The First Lady said her Non-Governmental Organisation, Renewed Hope Initiative, is intensely working on how mature girls who are forced out of school can return to school for quality education.
She promised that Rebecca would be one of the first recipients of her benevolence.
She said the younger ones, if well educated, would be able to fit into society and inherit the good legacies the older ones are leaving behind.
