Leah was taken captive along with over one-hundred other girls at her school in Dapchi, Nigeria by the Boko Haram extremist military group last year.
The other girls were released after a month; however, Leah has remained in captivity for over a year because she refused to convert to Islam in exchange for her freedom.
A prayer vigil took place for her at the Nigerian High Commission in London this afternoon (May 14).
Mervyn Thomas from the religious freedom charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide shares a birthday with Leah and was at the vigil.
Mervyn told Premier:
“We are here today to stand in solidarity with Leah. It is coincidental that it is David and I’s birthday, but we are here to show solidarity with a member of our family.
“Leah is a member of our Christian family.
“She’s one of our sisters. She’s been in captivity, totally unjustly and has shown incredible courage.
“We want the world and the Nigerian government, particularly to stand up and take notice and to say enough is enough.
“We want them to take some action and we want to see Leah freed.”
MP, David Linden also shares his birthday with Leah and was at the vigil, he told Premier: “It is important that on Leah’s second birthday in captivity we keep that pressure on our own government at home here as well, because we know the UK has a…
… Read More
—
Click Read More to read the rest of the story from our content source/partners – Premier Christianity News.