"Chibok and the Tragedy of Errors" By Waziri Adio

In the past weeks, the federal government has struggled to refocus the plaintive request embedded in the#BringBackOurGirls campaign. Some of its spin merchants would prefer the request to start with “Release” instead of “Bring Back.” Ordinarily, the amendment sought should excite William Strunk and E.B. White and all those stylists who preach economy in the use of words. And for the rest of us, it shouldn’t really matter what words are used as long as the abducted girls are reunited with their parents and loved ones.