Pakistani school girl Malala Yousafzai, who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban, met with some parents of the over 200 girls abducted in northern Nigeria on Sunday.
The Pakistani activist, who is fighting for girls' education rights, met separately with leaders of the BringBackOurGirls campaign group and about 15 parents of the abducted girls, along with five of the girls who escaped from their abductors.
According to News24, the meeting took place in Nigerian capital Abuja.
Malala is scheduled to meet Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday in Abuja, exactly three months after 276 girls were abducted by Boko Haram Islamists from their school in Chibok, in northeast Borno state.
It maybe recalled that Malala was shot in the head in 2012 on her way from her school in her birthplace of Swat in Pakistan. But she survived miraculously, and has since then, spearheaded a global campaign for girl education.
Malala urged the Nigerian government to take the girls' plight seriously for the sake of the country's future. She urged Nigerian authorities to ensure the safe release of the remaining girls being held hostage by the Islamists.
