Jonathan accepts US offer to locate abducted girls

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Tuesday welcomed and accepted a definite offer of help from the United States of America in the ongoing effort to locate and rescue the girls abducted from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State three weeks ago.
The offer from President Barack Obama, which was conveyed to President Jonathan by the United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, in a telephone conversation, which began at 3:30pm, included the deployment of US security personnel and assets to work with their Nigerian counterparts in the search and rescue operation.
Kerry assured Jonathan that the United States is wholly committed to giving Nigeria all the required support and assistance to save the abducted girls and bring the reign of terror unleashed on parts of the country by Boko Haram to an end.
Thanking Kerry for the call and offer of further assistance, Jonathan told him that Nigeria’s security agencies who were already working at full capacity to find and rescue the abducted girls would appreciate the deployment of American counter-insurgency know-how and expertise in support of their efforts.
After speaking with the United States Secretary of State, President Jonathan also on Tuesday met with the Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs and heads of national security agencies in continuation of the national efforts to find and rescue the abducted girls.
The President received updates on the ongoing search and rescue effort and gave approval for recommended further actions.