The #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) movement has called on the Nigerian Federal Government to make public the findings of the 2014 Fact-Finding Committee led by Brigadier General Mohammed Sabo regarding the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls.
In a statement released on Sunday, signed by its spokesperson Jeff Okoroafor, the group criticized both past and present administrations for withholding the report despite repeated requests made under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act.
The statement read, *“The #BringBackOurGirls movement reminds the President Bola Tinubu administration of its constitutional responsibility to protect all citizens. As part of this duty, the government must provide an update on the status of the rescue efforts for the remaining Chibok girls and ensure closure for the families of the 78 missing girls. We continue to stress the importance of bringing resolution to the plight of the affected families.”*
It continued, *”The Tinubu administration, like its predecessors, has failed to release the Sabo Fact-Finding Committee Report, despite our repeated requests, including those made through the FoI process.”*
The group reminded the public of the tragic events of April 14, 2014, when 276 schoolgirls were abducted from Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, by terrorists. In response to widespread global outrage, then-President Goodluck Jonathan established the Sabo Committee on May 6, 2014, to investigate the abduction.
The committee submitted its report on June 20, 2014, confirming the abduction and revealing that while 57 girls had escaped, 219 remained missing.
More than a decade later, BBOG reports that 141 of the missing girls have been freed, with many returning to their education. However, 78 girls are still unaccounted for, with concerns that they may have been absorbed into terrorist groups.
The statement further emphasized: *“The Sabo Committee’s report, submitted on June 20, 2014, confirmed that 276 Chibok girls were abducted on April 14, 2014. It noted that 57 of them escaped, leaving 219 still missing. As of February 10, 2025, 141 of the 219 missing girls have returned, many of them continuing their education. Tragically, 78 girls remain unaccounted for, and informal sources suggest that they may have been integrated into terrorist enclaves.”
The movement urged President Tinubu’s administration to fulfill its constitutional duty by providing an update on efforts to locate the remaining girls.
Okoroafor also called on Nigerians to join the BBOG in demanding full transparency and the release of all investigations conducted into the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls on April 14, 2014.
