The confrontation had discussion on the Buhari Administration, getting to the level of comparison once in a while on how the Jonathan Administration handled some issues that are at present confronting the country
Browsing: Dapchi schoolgirls
In a key note address at the grand finale of the 2018 Nigerian Army Day Celebration in Mongunu in Borno North, the President identified those responsible for such violence as “disgruntled politicians”
The protest was in response to the latest bloody incidents in Benue State, over which the Christian Association of Nigeria declared what it tagged: “National and International Sunday of Christian Protest,” to draw global attention to the unabating violence, mass murder and general insecurity across Nigeria
Buhari disclosed this when he received the Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace Justin Welby, in London Wednesday
Look, taking advantage of self-defence is truly the emergency fate of Nigerians who will not allow government’s recklessness and the failure of security agents to be neutral to terminate their precious lives
The biggest concession made so far is the release of Hussaini Maitangaran, who spearheaded several deadly attacks in Kano, including Central Mosque attack, which killed more than 1,000 people. He was arrested by the DSS on 31th August 2017. The release was part of Dapchi school girls swap deal
Leah Sharibu is the only one of the Dapchi girls that Boko Haram refused to hand over after negotiations with the Nigerian government, apparently because she refused to renounce her faith and convert to Islam.
She is still held by the group
The minister, who disclosed this on Sunday in Lagos, said a primary school boy had come to the school to sell pure water when the abduction took place.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in Lagos at a media briefing to give update and clarifications on the release of the schoolgirls in Dapchi, Yobe state.
The said Sergeant Bako was said to have made revelations of how the Presidency connived with Boko Haram insurgents for the kidnap of the Dapchi schoolgirls.
The organization said the government should instead “prioritise justice for the victims of Boko Haram and help them to rebuild and get on with their lives rather than pushing to remove accountability for the mass atrocities committed against millions of Nigerian women, men, children and the elderly, and allowing those responsible to escape justice”.
Idris, during a visit to the Command Headquarters of Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Saturday actually said he delayed his visit to Dapchi to prevent the Boko Haram Terrorists from thinking he was breaching the agreement on the girl’s return
Idris spoke with newsmen when he visited the Military Command and Control Centre, Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, Borno State
The EU in a statement by its Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ray, expressed relief over the release.
Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, gave the assurance in a statement in Abuja on Thursday
She also narrated how they were picked from Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi in Yobe State on February 19 by the jihadists
The Muslim Rights Concern condemns Boko Haram’s attempt to compel Leah to use hijab. Equally reprehensible is the attempt to force her to convert to Islam
The girls were waiting to be transported to Abuja
In a statement on Wednesday by its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, MURIC rejoiced with the parents, the Federal Government, President Buhari and the Nigerian Army for the early return of the girls
In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister said the number could still increase as the documentation of the freed girls is ongoing