CSO urges FG to rescue abducted Dapchi school girls

Abuja

A group of Civil Society group, under the auspices of Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Transparency and for Good Governance, has commended the quick intervention of the Nigerian military in the abduction of over 94 schoolgirls from their school in Dapchi, Yobe state, which led to their immediate rescue.
Addressing journalists in Abuja yesterday, national president of the Coalition, Patriot Sabo Odeh, described those behind the abduction as “political Boko Haram” who hoped to make political gains from the abduction of the girls.
He, therefore, urged the military to be more vigilant, adding that the incident has proven that those benefitting from Boko Haram insurgency are yet to give up on their trade.
He said: “The attack on GGSTC Dapchi and the abduction of the girls is eerily similar to the abduction of the Chibok girls in April of 2014, both being under-one year to General Elections. It is however reassuring that the only similarity the two ugly incidents share is the timing.
“In terms of response, the dispatch with which the government at all levels and the Nigerian Army responded is remarkable. It is also noteworthy that stakeholders have been focused on solutions as opposed to engaging in blame trading.
“We further appeal to anyone with information that will assist in locating the girls not to delay in sharing same with the military and security services.”
Continuing, he said: “The expectation is that contractor activists and political jobbers will not exploit the situation of these families to their own selfish ends as was the case in the past. Nigerians should pray for these families and for the immediate return of the girls.
“We, however, want to task the government, the Nigerian Army with the other services of the military and the other security agencies to dispose of all niceties and crush all the remnants of the terrorist group without mercy.”

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