The Governor
of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has described the abduction and release of
the Dapchi secondary schoolgirls as a “drama scripted by the government and its
agents to swindle Nigerians.”
Fayose also
said The governor, in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Public
Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, made this statement while
congratulating parents of the released Dapchi Girls that were released today.
“This appears like an arranged
abduction and an arranged release, but we thank God that the innocent girls
have returned home and we condole with parents of those that died.”
Fayose also said it was strange
that the girls could be brought back to Dapchi by their abductors without the
security agents knowing when they were returned and who returned them.
He said; “Curiously, the same
spirit who made sure that all military checkpoints in Dapchi and other
surrounding towns were removed to pave way for abduction of the girls also made
sure that the girls were returned without any security agent seeing them.
“One can
only be hopeful that the real script writers behind this drama will be exposed
one day.
“Nigerians should recall that the
Governor of Yobe state, Ibrahim Geidam said that military checkpoints were
withdrawn from Dapchi and other communities a few days before the abduction of
the 110 girls. This was also corroborated by the Amnesty International in its
report that was published in the newspapers yesterday.
“Specifically, Amnesty
International said that security forces failed to act on advance warnings that
a convoy of Boko Haram fighters was heading to Dapchi town and that between
2:00 pm and 6:00 pm on February 19, 2018, calls were made to tell the security
services that the Boko Haram insurgents were in the Dapchi area.
“No doubt, withdrawal of military
check-points from Dapchi and other communities, few days before the 110
students were abducted and failure of the security forces to act on advance
warnings exposed the conspiracy of the federal government and its agents in the
abduction of the school girls and other dastardly acts of the insurgents.
“Interestingly,
no one was questioned up till now despite conflicting claims by the army and
police as well as the damning report by the Amnesty International hat between
2:00 pm and 6:00 pm on February 19, 2018, calls were made to tell the security
services that the Boko Haram insurgents were in the Dapchi area.”
The governor, who reiterated his
allegation that Boko Haram insurgency had become source of treasury looting;
said; “Those benefitting from Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) scams,
payment of ransom (in dollars) to free those abducted by the Boko Haram
insurgents, among others will never wish to see the end of the insurgency.”
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