Chibok girls: Pakistani girls’ education campaigner Malala Yousafzai flies to Nigeria to campaign

Foremost girls’ education campaigner, Malala Yousafzai, 17, is on her way to Nigeria to campaign on behalf of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls by Islamic radical group, Boko Haram, according to reports from Telegraph UK. 

Yousafzai has been a backer of the #BringBackOurGirls social media campaign. Her visit to Nigeria takes place almost three months to the day since the abduction of the girls, who were taken by Boko Haram militants from a boarding school in Chibok, Borno State, on April 14. 

Yousafzai who is expected to arrive Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, Sunday will also meet with relatives of the kidnapped girls, she is also expected to seek an audience with President Goodluck Jonathan.

MICHELLE OBAMA, MALALA PLEA FOR THE RELEASE OF THE KIDNAPPED GIRLS

US First Lady, Michella Obama and Malala Yousafzai are among a growing chorus of voices who have joined the #BringBackOurGirls viral campaign to free the over  200 school girls kidnapped in Nigeria by an Islamic terror group last month.

As the Boko Haram Islamist Group remain the only night mare of the Nigerian state.  The public figures, along with celebrities such as Naomi Campbell and Bradley Cooper, have posted photos of themselves holding #BringBackOurGirls signs on Instagram and Twitter.