'Save me'
A Nigerian Christian schoolgirl abducted by Boko Haram jihadists has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to secure her release, local media said yesterday, citing a purported audio recording of the hostage.
Leah Sharibu, 15, was among more than 100 schoolgirls abducted from their hostel in the town of Dapchi in the restive northeast on February 19.
The only Christian among the hostages, she remains in captivity months after all the other girls were released.
In an unverified recording Boko Haram sent to local media late Monday, Sharibu begged Buhari to work for her freedom.
"I plead with... the government and the president to have pity for me and save me from my situation," Sharibu said in Hausa, a language widely spoken in the north.
Sharibu faltered and repeated herself in the recording, suggesting she was reading from a prepared text.
If verified, it would be the first evidence that Sharibu was alive since she was kidnapped.
The audio was accompanied by a picture of Sharibu clad in a light brown hijab revealing only her face, sitting on a mat in an undisclosed location.
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