Father of Leah Sharibu, Nathan, has thanked the outgoing Senate President, Bukola Saraki, for donating his severance allowance to his family and others affected by Boko Haram insurgency.
Mr Saraki, whose official severance package is N7.5million, said on Sunday that he had directed the management of the National Assembly to distribute his severance allowance to the families of Sharibu and two aid workers killed by Boko Haram terrorists.
Twenty per cent of the severance allowance will go to Sharibu’s family while 20 per cent each will go to the families of the murdered aid workers.
Mr Sharibu told Premium Times over the phone that his family was grateful not because of the donation but that Saraki had not forgotten their daughter.
Leah was among over 110 students of Government Girls Science and Technical Secondary School, Dapchi, Bursari Local Government Area of Yobe State who were kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents on the night of February 19, 2018.
While most of the girls had been released, Leah was held back for refusing to denounce her Christian faith.
Her father said that every time they hear her name in the media, they hoped it was about her release.
“We thank him (Saraki), not necessarily because he is giving out money; no. But for the fact that he still has our daughter in mind; and that gives us a lot of hope that Nigeria has not forgotten her,” he said.
