The federal government of Nigeria has set up a 12-member panel to probe the circumstances surrounding the abduction of 110 students of the Government Girls Science and Technical College, GGSTC, in Dapchi, Yobe State.
The Committee will be inaugurated today, Wednesday.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday.
He said the committee was convened by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd), and will be chaired by a military officer of the rank of Major-General.
Mohammed also said the committee include one senior Provost each from the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Air Force; representatives of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA); Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA); Nigeria Police Force (NPF); Department of State Services (DSS); Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC); two representatives of the Yobe State Government and a representative of the Office of the National Security Adviser.
The terms of reference of the Committee include ascertaining the circumstances surrounding the abduction of the girls, confirming the presence, composition, scale and disposition of security in Dapchi as well as in GGSTC before the incident and suggesting measures that can lead to the location and rescue of the girls.
The panel, which is expected to submit its report by 15 March 2018, is also saddled with recommending measures to prevent future occurrence.