ASHLEE MOMOH FOUNDATION DEMANDS IMMEDIATE RESCUE OF ABDUCTED ASKIRA-UBA CHILDREN; ANNOUNCES PEACEFUL CAMPAIGN AT UNITY FOUNTAIN ABUJA
By Philip Ikodor
The Ashlee Momoh Foundation (AMF) has expressed deep, unyielding concern over the continuous and agonizing captivity of dozens of school pupils and toddlers abducted from Lassa and Mussa communities in the Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.
As the innocent children mark approximately 150 days in the custody of their captors, the Foundation is making an urgent, impassioned appeal to the Federal Government of Nigeria to dramatically intensify its efforts and deploy all necessary resources to bring them back safe and sound.
In her official remarks, the Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, Princess Ashlee Omonegho Momoh, called on the government to accelerate strategic military actions to permanently address this lingering security crisis and facilitate the immediate reunion of the pupils with their traumatized families.
“Our thoughts and prayers remain with the parents and loved ones who have been subjected to severe emotional and psychological trauma all this while, knowing their children were forcefully taken away from them,” Princess Momoh stated. “However, prayers must be matched with decisive action. Our gallant military are fully capable of neutralizing the abductors and rescuing our children. We have seen them show this exact capacity during the swift resolution of the Oyo school abduction incident, and we know they can replicate that success in Borno State.”
Princess Momoh emphasized that the prolonged captivity of these minors; some of whom are toddlers as young as two years old, is an unacceptable violation of their fundamental human rights. She stressed that these children deserve to live a free, unhindered life like every other Nigerian citizen.
To ensure this pressing issue remains at the forefront of national priority, the Ashlee Momoh Foundation has announced that it will be embarking on a robust and peaceful campaign at the Unity Fountain, Maitama, Abuja, starting on Monday, 26th October 2026. The sustained 21 days rally aims to draw global and national attention to the plight of the missing pupils and demand their immediate, unconditional release.
The Foundation is calling on all well-meaning Nigerians, civil society organizations, and particularly residents from Askira-Uba and surrounding Borno communities currently living in Abuja, to come out en masse to participate in the peaceful rally.
” As a non-governmental organization dedicated to advocacy, humanitarian intervention, and protecting the rights, education, and welfare of vulnerable children and communities across Nigeria, we cannot sit idly by while the future of our nation is held captive,” Princess Momoh added. “As We must rise together as a collective voice to demand that the government fulfills its primary constitutional duty, the security and welfare of its citizens.”
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