US To Assist Nigeria In Rescue Of Chibok Missing Girls
Abuja – President Goodluck Jonathan has welcomed and accepted offers of help from the United States of America to locate and rescue the girls abducted from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok Borno State.
According to Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to the President on Media on Publicity, the offer from President Barack Obama was conveyed to President Jonathan by the United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, in a telephone conversation. He said the help included deployment of United States security personnel and assets to work with their Nigerian counterparts in the search and rescue operation. “Mr Kerry assured President Jonathan that the terrorist group, Boko Haram, has carried out series of attacks on villages, churches and schools in Nigeria’s north-east. Scores have been killed in bomb attacks, with the latest attack on Chibok on April 14 resulting in the abduction of over 200 girls of a secondary school. The abduction occurred same day that the members of the sect carried out a bomb attack on a Motor Park in Nyanya area of Abuja. The attack left at least 70 persons dead and over 200 injured.
The abduction of the girls has sparked protests in Abuja, Lagos and some other states, with the protesters mounting pressure on the government to take drastic action in efforts to rescue the girls.
Last week a bomb blast also occurred in Nyenya few meters away from where the blast of April 14 occurred. at least 19 persons were killed while over 60 were injured.
The Nigerian government had declared a state of emergency in three states in the north east in an effort to quell the increasing insurgency. But many are saying that the state of emergency has not changed the situation.
The recent attacks in Abuja raised fears of insecurity as the nation prepares to hold the World Economic Forum on Africa from Mar 7-9, but President Jonathan during the media chat reassured the international community of the government’s commitment to the safety of participants.
Ahead of the Forum, there is increase in Police presence in Abuja and surrounding village
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The abduction of the girls has sparked protests in Abuja, Lagos and some other states, with the protesters mounting pressure on the government to take drastic action in efforts to rescue the girls.
Last week a bomb blast also occurred in Nyenya few meters away from where the blast of April 14 occurred. at least 19 persons were killed while over 60 were injured.
The Nigerian government had declared a state of emergency in three states in the north east in an effort to quell the increasing insurgency. But many are saying that the state of emergency has not changed the situation.
The recent attacks in Abuja raised fears of insecurity as the nation prepares to hold the World Economic Forum on Africa from Mar 7-9, but President Jonathan during the media chat reassured the international community of the government’s commitment to the safety of participants.
Ahead of the Forum, there is increase in Police presence in Abuja and surrounding village
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The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of indepthNigeria | Send your articles for publication to editor@indepthnigeria.com or indepth9ja@gmail.com | You can also send your eye witness reports, photos and videos as well.
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