Friday 14 October 2016

Confusion as the Nigerian Army deny any knowledge of the release of 21 Chibok School Girls

Army denies knowledge of release of Chibok girls

Though the general public from within and outside Nigeria received the news of the purported released of the 21 kidnapped Chibok school girls.

However, people are beginning to have a mixed feeling about the authenticity of the kidnap and release of these girls, as the Nigeria’s military has come out to deny any knowledge of the released of the twenty one Chibok school girls by the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents on Thursday.

Although the Defence Headquarters while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) stated on Thursday that it is carrying out “serious operations to rescue them and other Nigerians in Boko Haram captivity.”

The DHQ said: “Military is unaware of the release of some Chibok Girls but serious operations are on to rescue them and other Nigerians in Boko Haram’s captivity – DHQ.”

On the other hand, the Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu in his press release affirmed the recent release of the said girls who were among the over 200 kidnapped in April 2014, as they are were in the hands of the DSS.

Garba said this in a statement released Thursday, “It is confirmed that 21 of the missing Chibok Girls have been released and are in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS. The Director-General of the DSS, Malam Lawal Daura has just briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the matter.”

Shehu further said: “The release of the girls, in a limited number, is the outcome of negotiations between the administration and Boko Haram, brokered by the International Red Cross and the Swiss government. The negotiations will continue.”


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