- Nehemiah Yusuf, the father of one of the kidnapped University of Maiduguri lecturers, has accused the federal government and Borno state government of not getting in touch with the family about their son's whereabouts
- He said his son's kidnap is disheartening, adding that he has been longing to see his son who has been in the den of Boko Haram insurgents
- He revealed that his son's wife went into labour upon hearing the news of her husband's kidnap and delivered a baby girl
Nehemiah Yusuf, the father of one of the kidnapped University of Maiduguri lecturers, Dr Solomon Nehemiah Yusuf, has accused the federal government and Borno state government of neglect.
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The victim's father who stated this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, said the federal government and Borno state government have failed to reach out to him regarding their efforts in ensuring his son's release.
Dr. Yusuf and his colleagues were abducted on July 25 while obtaining soil samples for hydrocarbon exploration around the Chad Basin. The exploration was being coordinated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
When asked if he had received any news from the government in respect of his son’s release from Boko Haram captivity, he said: “I have not received any news from the government. There has not been any effort from the federal government to get in touch with us. Since his kidnap, we have no news about their whereabouts.
“I live in Abuja, but when the incident happened, I had to travel to Maiduguri. I spent two weeks in Maiduguri after which I had to go to my elder son’s house in Damaturu. I waited there for three months.”
He revealed that his son’s wife went into labour almost immediately after the news of the kidnap broke out.
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He said: “When his friend called and informed me that he was kidnapped by the insurgents, his wife went into labour almost immediately and delivered a baby girl. I named the daughter Mercy because I’m anticipating God’s mercy in their lives I’ve been longing to see my son.”
NAIJ.com had previously reported that the wife of one of the University staff, Mrs Margaret Haruna Dashe and her four kids pleaded with the federal government to ensure that their dad and husband returns home.
She stated that since her husband and her colleagues were on a federal government mission, the government ought to do everything within its power to ensure that they are released.
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Source: Naija.ng
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