The #BringBackOurGirls coalition has expressed sadness over the dethronement of the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi.

The former Central Bank governor was removed by the Kano State government on Monday on the grounds of insubordination.

The BBOG described the former emir as a staunch advocate of girl- child education in Nigeria and particularly in the northern part of the country.

The group noted that Sanusi’s removal marked a major shift in the fight that he had valiantly and consistently fought.

It said this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, co-signed by Florence Ozor, Gapani Yanga, Nifemi Onifade
Oby Ezekwesili and Aisha Yesufu.

The statement reads:

“We are, however, not dismayed, being reminded of the words of the emir in his speech delivered by Shahida Sanusi, his representative titled, ‘Chibok and the Mirror on our Faces: Some Reflections on Gender in our society,’ at the 1st Annual Chibok Girls lecture in 2017 where in defiance to the status quo made the following remarks:

“Anyone who challenges a system or fights for the voiceless must be ready for a serious backlash.

“Character assassination, slander, blackmail and intimidation are the normal tools employed by those who defend and profit from the status quo.”

As a movement, the BBOG said it remained resolute “in his charge to us and to all well-meaning people of conscience that; “Do not be intimated. Do not be silenced. Do not betray your conscience or sell your soul.”