In a face-to-face meeting with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby brought up the plight of a 14-year-old Christian schoolgirl who was kidnapped by Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram and has refused to convert.
Welby, the leader of the Anglican Communion, met with Buhari in London on Wednesday, and revealed in a Facebook post that he petitioned the president to secure Leah Sharibu’s release from her captors.
“I urged the president to do everything possible to secure her release,” Welby said.
Sharibu is believed to be the last of the students still held hostage following a massive raid by Boko Haram in February on the Government Girls Science Technical College in Dapchi, Yobo state.
The Cable and other Nigerian news sources have reported that the Christian girl has refused to embrace Islam even though she was allegedly offered her freedom if she did so.
Buhari assured Welby that his government has been working to secure her release.
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