UN calls for immediate release of missing Dapchi schoolgirls

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- The secretary-general of UN, Antonio Guterres, calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all missing Dapchi girls

- He states that urges the Nigerian authorities to swiftly bring those responsible for the kidnap to justice

- A group warns the Yobe state government and politicians against blaming the Nigerian army for 110 schoolgirls abducted in Dapchi

The UN has expressed outrage at the abduction of 110 schoolgirls of Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe, by suspected Boko Haram terrorists.

The secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, said in a statement by his spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric that he strongly condemns the abduction and attack, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

Guterres said he was gravely concerned over the situation of the schoolgirls’ abducted during an attack on their educational institution in Dapch, Yobe state, on February 19.

The secretary-general called for the immediate and unconditional release of all missing girls and for their safe return to their families.

The UN chief urged the Nigerian authorities to swiftly bring those responsible for this dastardly act to justice.

Guterres reiterated the solidarity and support of the UN to Nigerian Government and other affected countries in the region in their fight against terrorism and violent extremism.

The UN had earlier described the abduction as “another horrific incident where young women and girls are targeted by terror groups”.

“And we very much hope that the perpetrators will be brought to justice, and just as importantly, that the girls will be found and returned to safety.

“I think the fact that these young women were abducted in an educational setting, where they should have been safe, where they should feel safe, just adds to the horror of the story.”

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Meanwhile, a group has said that the blames thrown at the Nigerian army for the abduction of 110 schoolgirls from the Government Girls' Secondary School, Dapchi in Yobe state is unfortunate.

The group, the Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism (CATE) also condemned the recent remark by the Yobe state government blaming military withdrawal of troops from Dapchi before the area.

CATE said it is unfair for the Yobe state government to blame the same institution that rescued the state from the grip of terrorism at the slightest instance.

The national president of CATE, Gabriel Onoja, while speaking to journlaists in Abuja on Tuesday, February 27, said such allegations against the Nigerian army amounts to ingratitude to try and play politics with an issue as important as security.

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