Like Chibok girls, BBOG group demands whereabouts of Dapchi schoolgirls
- The whereabouts of the rescued 94 Dapchi schoolgirls is still generating controversy
- Raising crucial questions, the Bring Back Our Girls group faulted the limited information released to the public on the attack of their school and the girls' rescue
- Four questions were raised and the group demanded answers from the president, the federal government and the security agencies
The Bring Back Our Girls group has demanded the whereabouts of the 94 Dapchi schoolgirls allegedly rescued by the Nigerian army.
The group said the conflicting reports and information dissemination on the recent abduction of the girls can be likened to that of the Chibok girls in 2014.
In a statement signed by the group's spokesperson, Sesugh Akume, the BBOG group said while it welcomes the news of the rescue of the girls, the limited information released to the public on the attack of their school and the girls' rescue clearly raise crucial questions.
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Akume said: "Our movement was made aware and has been closely monitoring the news of the abduction of Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State on Monday 19 February 2018. There have been conflicting reports on the incidence among state and federal institutions and officials.
"This draws dreadful and eerie similarities with the confusion that surrounded official communication following the abduction of our #ChibokGirls on 14th April 2014 who have remained with the Boko Haram terrorists for 1, 410 days today. Our movement welcomes the news that some of the abductees have been rescued by the Nigeria army.
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"However, the limited information so far offered the public on the attack of their school and the girls' rescue clearly raise crucial questions that demand prompt answers: How is it that a terrorist group said to have been defeated able to abduct in the range of 100 schoolgirls?"
The group raised four questions:
- How many precisely were abducted, how many are back, and how many are in captivity?
- Can The names of these three categories of victims be published for purposes of clarity and accountability?
- Has contact been made with the parents and families of our Dapchi girls?
- Are they able to to verify all information put out by the state?
The group further called on the federal government, Yobe state government and the security agencies to promptly investigate this with utmost sense of urgency, and ensure to communicate factually to avert the tragedy of Chibok girls abduction.
"Our movement will continue to monitor events as they unfold and shall respond accordingly," the statement added.
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Legit.ng earlier reported that the federal government had said it could not immediately ascertain the true situation on the recent attack at the Government Girls' Secondary School Dapchi.
The minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, said the government would not give out information it wan not sure of.
Mohammed further urged the public to allow the federal government more time to find out facts surrounding the abduction and the alleged rescue of the girls.
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