Falana, Sabo, NUJ, others named in abducted girls fact finding team

Prominent Lagos-based lawyer, Chief Femi Falana; a retired General, Ibrahim A. Sabo; representatives of the Association of Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools; and representatives of the Nigerian Union of Journalists were among those named on Friday as members of the fact finding team set up by President Goodluck Jonathan on the abduction of the 234 girls of the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State.
The list, released by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Anyim Pius Anyim, also included representatives of the National Council of Women Societies and those of security agencies.
Anyim said the committee, which work shall be largely fact finding, is charged with the following terms of reference:
. To liaise with the Borno State Government and establish the circumstances leading to the School remaining open for boarding students when other schools were closed
. To liaise with relevant authorities and the parents of the missing girls to establish the actual number and identities of the girls abducted
. To interface with the Security Services and Borno State Government to ascertain how many of the missing girls have returned
. To mobilise the surrounding communities and the general public on citizen support for a rescue strategy and operation
. To articulate a framework for a multi-stakeholder action for the rescue of the missing girls and
. To advise Government on any matter incidental to the terms of reference.
The Committee is composed as follows: (i) Brig. General Ibrahim A. Sabo (Rtd.) – Chairman (ii) Barrister Femi Falana, SAN – Member (iii) Hajia Hawa Ibrahim – Member (iv) Hajia Fatima Kwaku – Member (v) 2 representatives of National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) – Member (vi) 2 representatives of the All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools, one whom shall be a female – Member (vii) 2 representatives of the National Parents Teachers Association – Member (viii) 2 representatives of the Nigeria Police – Member (ix) 2 representatives of the State Security Service – Member (x) 2 representatives of the Nigerian Army – Member (xi) 2 representatives of the Nigeria Union of Journalists – Member (xii) 1 Representative of the Federal Ministry of Information (who shall be the Committees’ Spokesperson) – Member (xiii) 1 Representative of the Federal Ministry of Justice – Member (xiv) 3 Representatives of Borno State Government (two of whom, preferably, shall be women) – Member (xv) 1 Representative of the United Nations – Member and (xvi) 1 Representative of ECOWAS (who shall be a woman) – Member (xvii) Permanent Secretary (Special Services Office) OSGF – Secretary.
The Committee will be inaugurated at the State House, Abuja on Tuesday.