Several Nigerians have lashed out at Mallam Garba Shehu, Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on his claims that efforts are ongoing to free the aid worker, Leah Sharibu and a host of others who are in the custody of Boko Haram insurgents.
Garba Shehu had earlier on Thursday evening tweeted that the Presidency had been briefed by the government agency on the disturbing video which shows Nigerian citizens and a humanitarian aid worker being held captive.
He revealed that the Presidency has been given assurances that contact is being made and the captors are being talked to. Saying that besides these aid workers, there are some others about whom this engagement is about-Leah Sharibu, a religious leader and all the others.
He said that the discussions have been ongoing even before this time and what this latest incident has done is to bring urgency to the efforts that the secret service is making and that government is making contacts, in the hope that the captors will see reason to not visit hardship or even harm on these innocent individuals.
But many Nigerians appear not to believe these words as many lashed out. Below are a few of these reactions as monitored by Opera News:
Go n sleep sir
— LekucciGlobal (@LekucciGlobal) July 25, 2019
Have you heard that Leah is dead or it’s not an issue?
— Sam. Ejor (@samuel_ejor) July 25, 2019
You should be ashamed Sir.
— Ikpi (@attaller) July 26, 2019
Kangaroo stories of the gods..
Scam.GOVT
Fraud.GOVT
Shit.GOVTVERY INEPT, INCOMPETENT, CLUELESS & BRAINLESS.. ALL THEY KNOW IS COW.
AS IF COW”S THE ONLY BIZ IN THE COUNTRY OR A FEDERAL GOVT THING..OR HOW MUCH DO COWS (EVEN AGRICULTURE) CONTRIBUTE TO OUR GDP⁉️
COLOSSAL FAILURE
— Abba Kyari?? (@edesoc) July 25, 2019
Hocus-pocus.
The more we read, the more hocus-pocus… ?— Iphy (@Iphyzi) July 25, 2019
May Allah save us in this country
— Yusuf Rasheed (@RasheedYusuf7) July 25, 2019
Let the captors exchange these innocent captives with like five of you empty guys feeding fat on Nigeria’s wealth whilst doing absolutely nothing to aid the dying masses or free the innocent captives.
We pray, O Lord.
— Donmeca (@Donmeca) July 26, 2019
Who are the captors and who are the victims and were did the incident took place. I have not come across the video thou
— Moses Nkejaah Promise (@MosesNkejaah) July 25, 2019
Please, save Liyah Sharibu, please in the name of God, save Liyah Sharibu!
— Liyah Sharibu (@stefanosyoung) July 26, 2019
Story story
They are here with their tales by the moonlight
— One Nigeria,True Federalism. (@NwaOmeje) July 25, 2019
Talked to?
We thought the captors had been decimated?
— Donmeca (@Donmeca) July 26, 2019
Lets have your thoughts below.