There was excitement in the land yesterday when the news broke that the abducted Chibok schoolgirls had been released by Boko Haram.
But it all turned out to be a hoax.
The girls seen by Maiduguri residents were the 30, who had earlier escaped from captivity. They were being taken by buses to school in Kaduna, it emerged later.
The Defence Headquarters said yesterday that the girls had not been released.
The Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, said: “The story circulating in respect of the release of the Chibok girls is not true.
“The buses that drove into the barracks were conveying other individuals.”
The Director of Publicity, Kibaku Area Development Association, Dr. Manasseh Allen, said: “I have called them back at home and so far, I have not been able to confirm the release of any of the girls as far as I am concerned.
“ Yesterday, there was an intersection in Biu, some Chibok girls were found in Biu in the company of a man.
“They were intercepted by the civilian JTF and military in Biu. When they were stopped, he informed them that he had been instructed by the Borno State government to bring the girls to Maiduguri for the commencement of their education.
“The authorities wanted to be sure that the orders had actually come from the state government, so some calls were made and it was confirmed that he had actually been instructed to bring them so that they can begin school.
“They were part of the girls that escaped. As far as I am concerned, no new girl has been released by the Boko Haram or the government.
“We are still waiting for them to bring back our girls and not for them to continue to dash our hopes.”
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Now Asari and co can lick their own ass!!!
ReplyDeleteYou can't wait for NTA a news and you are pont fingers already.
ReplyDeleteJournalism Iscariot.This story has since been debunked or denied by military authority.
ReplyDeleteYesterday on BBC FOCUS nn AFRICA Maj Gen Chris Olukola was quick to inform jounalists including BBC's CHRIS OWOKO that some of the girls has been released, only for DHQ through this same Maj. Gen to say no! no girl let alone girls was released. I wonder why our policy makers can not get their facts right before disturbing our ears with unconfirmed news.
ReplyDeleteAmerica bombed AL-SHEEBAB and wait to confirm the death of their leader before confronting the press of his death. Naija! There is GOD O!
That with this language that was spoken some times ago about some months by the minister of information of the president Jonathan government that those who are concerned that are protesting for the girls to be brought back are APC show that PDP are blood tasting government please Iam beging them to resign leave Nigerians to survive if they do so God bless them if they dont their devils they served will punish them.
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