Dapchi Girls Abduction: FG Unsure Of Kidnap, BBOG Kicks 

As confusion persists over the abduction of about 110 girls from Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe state, by elements of Boko Haram terrorist group, THE WHISTLER has learnt from a highly placed government official that the government was averse to admitting it was an abduction. 

Also, the source said that no rescue was effected by the military rather the vehicle conveying the girls broke down, and some of the girls were able to escape from the captors.

“How do you expect us (government) to accept that there is an abduction? Whatever has happened has happened and we will ensure that the girls are found and reunited with their families,” the government source said.

Already, Governor Ibrahim Gaidam has reversed an earlier statement by his government claiming that some of the girls have been rescued by the military less than 24 hours after.

Already, the Bring Back Our Girls group in a statement on Thursday expressed worry over the conflicting reports on what actually happened.

“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,” the BBOG said in a statement.

It wondered “how is it that a terrorist group said to have been defeated able to abduct in the range of 100 schoolgirls? How many precisely were abducted, how many are back, and how many are in captivity? Can the names of these 3 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 verify all information put out by the state?” Sesugh Akume, spokesperson of the BBOG said in the statement.

Only on Wednesday night, the state government said the army had rescued some of the students without giving the number of those rescued.

Spokesperson to the governor, Abdullahi Bego had said: “The Yobe state government hereby informs the public that some of the girls at Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC) whose school was attacked by Boko Haram terrorists last Monday have been rescued by gallant officers and men of the Nigerian Army from the terrorists who abducted them.

“The rescued girls are now in the custody of the Nigerian Army. We will provide more details about their number and condition in due course.”