The rescued Dapchi school girls
arrived in Abuja last night and would be meeting President Muhammadu Buhari
today.
Sources said the girls, heavily
guarded by security forces, were taken to Maiduguri by road to the warm embrace
of a Federal Government delegation.
“They left Dapchi after they met
with their parents and acquaintances; many parents trooped to Dapchi from
surrounding villages to catch a glimpse of their daughters.
“They arrived at the Air Force
base in Maiduguri around 5pm where they had their lunch before they were
airlifted by a military aircraft to Abuja.
“They would most probably meet
with President Buhari today because they don’t have much complications; only fatigue
because of stress and anxiety,” he said.
President Buhari is also expected
to visit Zamfara State today, so it is not certain whether the president will
meet them before or after the trip.
“The presidency is also planning
to subject them to counselling, the essence is to disabuse their minds because
the Boko Haram told them never to go back to school, they were told to go and
marry,” another source said.
The girls arrived Maiduguri at
about 4:45pm along with some of their parents after a brief medical check-up at
Dapchi General Hospital .
Theatre Commander, Operations
Lafiya Dole, Maj.Gen. Rogers Nicholas handed over the schoolgirls to the
Federal Government delegation yesterday.
Leader of the delegation Minister
of Interior, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau(rtd) led the Federal Government
delegation to receive the girls at
6:30pm at NAF Base in Maiduguri yesterday.
Other ministers in the delegation
include Minister of Information Lai Mohammed and his Women Affairs counterpart
Jummai Alhassan
The Inspector General of Police
and top military officers were also there.
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