FG Confirms Release Of 101 Dapchi School Girls
Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed has confirmed the release of one hundred and one out of the one hundred and ten girls abducted from a Government Girls' secondary school in Dapchi Yobe, State.
Ahead of the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja today, Defence Minister, Mansur Dan-Ali spoke to reporters and was quoted saying, 'all the security forces were asked to do everything to ensure the safe return of the Dapchi girls. The released Girls are in Dapchi and being documented; Situation is developing; release is outcome of “backchannel” negotiations; no ransoms were paid'.
Information Minister, Lai Mohammed also chiipped in that, 'President Buhari’s directive to security agencies to ensure the return of the Dapchi girls has yielded fruit'.
Ministers of Information and Defence have just briefed the press ahead of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) Meeting.— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) March 21, 2018
The released Girls are in Dapchi and being documented; Situation is developing; release is outcome of “backchannel” negotiations; no ransoms were paid. pic.twitter.com/wajHHCaGUd
President @MBuhari’s directive to security agencies to ensure the return of the Dapchi girls has yielded fruit— Information Minister, Lai Mohammed
All the security forces were asked to do everything to ensure the safe return of the Dapchi girls — Defence Minister, Mansur Dan-Ali
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