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| Graca Machel, with Widow of missing chibok girls |
Graca Machel, Widow of the late former South African
President, Nelson Mandela, during a meeting organized by the Murtala Muhammed
Foundation ,met with the parents of the missing Chibok schoolgirls in Lagos on
Friday to support the parents as they
deal with the trauma caused by the April 14, 2014 abduction of the missing
girls. She urged them to remain strong and hopeful.
Further emphasizing to them was the fact that the world has not forgotten about the
girls.
Machel, who is a prominent child rights activist, said to
the parents:
“I shook hands with all of you and feel what is in your
blood… I share the pain with you of not knowing when the girls will come back,”
she reportedly told the parents.
She also urged Nigerian and the international community to
do more to free the missing girls.
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