The schoolgirl was kidnapped by the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, along with 109 other female pupils in February 2018.
Leah has remained in captivity for over a year for refusing to denounce her Christian faith.
As persecution towards Christians continues to rise in Nigeria, The Archbishop of Jos, in Plateau state, has spoken out about the lack of progress that has been made to release Miss Sharibu, following promises made by President Buhari to bring her back.
Speaking to Premier, Archbishop Ben said he’s concerned that religious persecution is being ignored: “There has been no more news about Leah Sharibu. They have politicised it – in fact, some of the media have said that it wasn’t because she’s a Christian. But that’s not true. It is the three girls who narrated the story of how Leah Sharibu was kept back. They’re the ones who first told the world that Leah was kept back because she would not confess the Islamic faith.
He continued: “until truth is told, and until justice is done, it would seem that the poor in this country and especially the poor Christians, who are the majority farmers, are going to be slaughtered every day until God does something.”
The GAFCON general secretary has experienced persecution by the Boko Haram first hand and had his life threatened on three occasions.
He said incidents of violence towards Christians by Islamic militants…
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