Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima said yesterday that 77 girls had been identified in the video clip released by Boko Haram on Monday.
The girls were identified during a verification conducted with some parents of the abducted girls, some teachers, security men and some officials of the Borno State Government led by the Chief of Staff in the Government House, Abubakar Kyari.
The verification was conducted twice in Chibok and at the Government House in Maiduguri.
The 267 girls were abducted in Chibok, Borno State on April 15.
The clarifications were made in a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Communication, Alhaji Isa Gusau. He said the verification would be continue throughout last night.
He initially released the names of 54 of the girls after being identified by their parents.
The governor’s spokesman later announced that 23 more girls had been identified.
The statement he issued before he gave the additional figure, said: “The Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, has confirmed that young girls shown in a video released by the Boko Haram sect are part of schoolgirls abducted at Government Secondary School, Chibok, following a night attack on April 14,2014.
“Fifty four of the girls of the video have been identified by their names at an exercise that involved some parents of the girls, fellow students that include escapees from abduction, some teachers, security men and some officials of the Borno State Government, led by the Chief of Staff to the Government House, Abubakar Kyari.
“The parents and students were conveyed to the Government House in Maiduguri to make for an open identification exercise.
“Governor Shettima announced this in Abuja today during a news conference held after a peaceful procession by coalition of civil society bodies and activists under the Bring Back Our Girls initiative in Abuja.
“ Shettima said the figures of those identified by their names were climbing as the exercise went on at the Government House in Maiduguri. He was briefed every 30 minutes.
“ Initially, while he was addressing the BBOG group, 36 names had been identified but before his briefing an hour later, the number had climbed to 54, which he then told reporters.
“Shettima had on Monday directed the identification to be conducted. Chairman of Chibok Local Government Area and other government officials were made to mass produce the video and play before parents of the abducted girls, other students, especially those who escaped from captivity, teachers and management of the school as well as other community members in Chibok.
“But after the exercise in Chibok, Governor Shettima directed for another round of verification to be conducted at the Government House in order to cross check findings so as not to mislead the public.
“The second exercise confirmed the preliminary exercise in Chibok.
“The names are currently being compared with school records as well as names published some days back to ensure accuracy.
“The exercise continues at the Government House and it is hoped that more names will be established by parents, students and teachers as well as management of the affected school.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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