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UN chief, Sanusi, other to remember Chibok girls @ 11 in London

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United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, and the Chief Operation Officer (COO), Murtala Muhammed Foundation (MMF), Dr Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode will join other global speakers at 11th year programme of the Chibok Girls abduction with photo exhibition and commemoration in London, United Kingdom, today.

The event, with the theme: “A Decade On: Chibok Photo Exhibition and Commemoration” will hold at SOAS, University of London in the UK.

Muhammed-Oyebode, in a statement, yesterday, hinted that she would lead global panelists in a discussion titled: “The Stolen Daughters of Chibok: Resilience, Justice, and Global Lessons”.

It will also feature, photo exhibition, bringing together global leaders, scholars and advocates to reflect on the enduring tragedy and its impact on education, gender and conflict recovery.

Muhammed-Oyebode, whose tireless advocacy had been instrumental in keeping the Chibok narrative alive, will open the session with remarks contextualising the ongoing plight of the girls and the communities affected by insurgency in Nigeria.

The Chibok tragedy, which began on April 14, 2014, became a rallying point for global advocacy, yet many of the girls have remained missing, and countless others across Nigeria Have continued to face abduction, displacement and violence at the hands of insurgents.

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