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How Chibok schoolgirl's private ordeal is being preyed on in public
Source: The Guardian
How Chibok schoolgirl's private ordeal is being preyed on in public
Rather than being given time to grieve and recover, 19-year-old has
become the subject of political point-scoring and a media circus
Emmanuel Akinwotu
Friday 20 May 2016 16.28 BST
When 19-year-old Amina Ali Darsha Nkeki was found near the Sambisa forest in northern Nigeria, it was a moment of triumph and delight for everyone concerned about the fate of the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram two years ago.
Most of all, it was time of relief for her family – and one of hope for the relatives of the hundreds of teenagers still missing.
But soon the euphoria of that moment turned to farce as the young woman emerging from two years in captivity became the subject of political point-scoring and a media circus.
The huge international interest in the story of the students abducted from Chibok and the prominence of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign led the Nigerian army, the media and even the president, Muhammadu Buhari, to capitalise on an opportunity to enhance their own standing.
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Rather than being given time to grieve and recover, 19-year-old has
become the subject of political point-scoring and a media circus
Emmanuel Akinwotu
Friday 20 May 2016 16.28 BST
When 19-year-old Amina Ali Darsha Nkeki was found near the Sambisa forest in northern Nigeria, it was a moment of triumph and delight for everyone concerned about the fate of the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram two years ago.
Most of all, it was time of relief for her family – and one of hope for the relatives of the hundreds of teenagers still missing.
But soon the euphoria of that moment turned to farce as the young woman emerging from two years in captivity became the subject of political point-scoring and a media circus.
The huge international interest in the story of the students abducted from Chibok and the prominence of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign led the Nigerian army, the media and even the president, Muhammadu Buhari, to capitalise on an opportunity to enhance their own standing.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/20/how-chibok-schoolgirls-private-ordeal-is-being-preyed-on-in-public
