Don’t pay any ransom - CSOs tell Buhari how to handle the abduction of 110 Dapchi girls

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- Some civil society and non-governmental organisations believe some backers of the Boko Haram sect want Nigeria's break-up

- The organisations asks the federal government not to pay any ransom to the sect over the abduction of 110 Dapchi girls

- The groups want the military to ensure the abducted girls return safely to their parents

About 50 civil society and non-governmental organisations are asking the federal government led by President Muhammadu Buhari not to pay any ransom to the Boko Haram sect for the release of the abducted 110 Dapchi girls.

The girls were abducted from Government Girls’ Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe state by members of the sect.

The Cable reports that the organisations spoke at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, February 26, saying paying any ransom or negotiating with the sect would embolden its members.

According to the organisations, the conspiracy between some international actors and their collaborators who exist in Boko Haram are the ones plotting the disintegration of Nigeria.

“On Monday February 19, 2018 as many as 105 students were abducted by gunmen, suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists, who invaded the Government Girls’ Science Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State,” the group said.

“The objective is to make Nigerians to forget the labour and efforts that have been put in to extinguish terrorism from the country.

“The government must not pay any ransom for the girls’ release as we gathered that such funds would be paid to weapon suppliers that are on standby to supply arms meant to revive Boko Haram.

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“We urge the Nigerian military to go after the abductors while the intelligence community should work to concretely expose the links between the saboteurs undermining Nigeria," the added.

NAIJ.com earlier reported that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) asked the National Assembly to immediately, commence a full scale investigation into the circumstances leading to the unfortunate abduction of 110 school girls in Dapchi, Yobe state.

The PDP said the investigation had become become very important in the face of rising speculations and conspiracy theories in the public space adding that the latter was fueled by conflicting reports, alleged attempts at cover-up and disagreements among government officials and agencies regarding the ugly incident.

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