The Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to do everything within its power, including dialogue with the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, to ensure that the abducted 276 Chibok girls are released alive.
They made the call on Friday in Abeokuta, venue of their second national executive council meeting and scientific conference.
The President of the association, Dr. Valerie Obot, described the abduction as the worst of all the crimes committed against humanity and the development of the girl-child in the country.
She said, “The Federal Government must do everything within its power to ensure the girls are released safely. If it involves engaging Boko Haram in dialogue or offering amnesty as done in the case of the Niger Delta militants, we will support it.”
She said the association, made up of female medical doctors and dentists in the country, was worried about the consequences of having the girls in captivity for 46 days as of Friday.
She said, “The psychological, physical and emotional trauma these girls are passing through with its anticipated health implications make our hearts bleed. As mothers, we can only imagine what the mothers and families of these girls are passing through.”
Obot, who added that the health-related consequences might include death, disability, physical injuries, mental health impacts, sexual and reproductive challenges, said the women doctors were pushing a bill in the National Assembly to stop child marriage and address the increasing cases of rape and incest.
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