The #BringBackOurGirls group has commended the military. And other security forces for their continued successes in the fight against insurgency which have inspired renewed hope and conviction in the capacity of the Nigerian troops.

In a press release as part of the group’s monthly monitoring exercise and signed by the leaders of the group, Dr Oby Ezekwesili and Aisha Yesufu, the group also expressed happiness over the liberation of thousands of the Nigerian citizens and the opening up of more access routes in the North east.

“We present this as part our monitoring of the efforts to rescue our girls and bring an end to the Boko Haram Insurgency.

“In a continuation of recent trends, the last month marked the liberation of thousands of our citizens and the opening up of more access routes. We also recorded a declining number of insurgent attacks within our shores and witnessed peaceful Eid celebrations in the capitals of the North East for the first time in over five (5) years. We continue to commend our security forces for these successes which have inspired renewed hope and conviction in the capacity of our troops to bring back our girls and ensure an end to the insurgency,” it said.

It however added that the period brought to light the scale period brought to light the scale of humanitarian crisis in the Northeast and urged for a deliberate and result based humanitarian response to the crises.

“Sadly however, the period brought to light the scale of humanitarian crisis in the North East occasioned by acute malnutrition among children and adults, and the real threat to survival of an entire generation of our people. Nothing reinforces our repeated call for urgency and a more visible, deliberate and result-based humanitarian response to the insurgency than this submission from a July 8th statement by the UN Secretary-General and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator, Toby Lanzer; “A failure to act now will result in deeper and broader suffering, unlike any seen to date in Nigeria’s North East and a steeper bill for all concerned to alleviate suffering and stabilize the situation.”

“We shudder at the possibility of more suffering for our fellow citizens in the North East, especially knowing what they have been through in the last few years,” it said.