President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday visited Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe state, where Boko Haram insurgents abducted 110 students last month. President Buhari in company of Ibrahim Gaidam, governor of the state, who had earlier visited the school. In Dapchi, Buhari reassured parents of the abducted schoolgirls that the Federal Government will […]
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The Federal Government has confirmed that 110 students of the Government Science and Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe State, are so far unaccounted for, after insurgents believed to be from a faction of Boko Haram invaded their school on Monday (19 Feb. 2018). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the figure […]
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Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe state has blamed the abduction of the Dapchi schoolgirls on the withdrawal of security personnel from communities in the state. Gaidam, who spoke with newsmen on Saturday alleged that security check points were withdrawn from Dapchi and other communities, few days before the attack, a development which he believes gave room […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has apologised for the abduction of students of Government Girls’ Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe state, describing the situation as a national tragedy. The president went on to state that his government is doing its best to secure their release. In a statement by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, Buhari said he has instructed […]
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The Yobe Government on Thursday apologised for claiming that some of the abducted school girls at Government Girls College Dapchi had been rescued. Abdullahi Bego, Director-General, Press Affairs to Yobe Governor, gave the apology over the statement, which turned out to be untrue. “We issued the statement on the basis of information provided by one […]
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