Yobe government slams group rejecting FG's claim on number of missing Dapchi girls

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- The Yobe state government has denied a media report concerning the missing Dapchi girls

- The report had claim the parents of the missing school girls were not part of the meeting held with the state and federal government representatives

- The government insists the parents were represented and listed their names

The Yobe state government has debunked a media report which claimed the parents of the missing school girls were not part of the meeting held with the state and federal government representatives.

In a statement sent to NAIJ.com on Wednesday, February 28, the director, schools management in the Yobe state ministry of education, Shuaibu Bulama, said the report is false.

According to him, the parents were represented by three people in the presence of the district head of Dapchi and the local government chairman.

Dapchi girls: Yobe government slams group rejecting FG's claim

The Federal Government delegation poses for a photo with the Yobe state governor recently. Photo credit: Joseph Mutah

Part of the statement read: “Our attention has been drawn to a report in Vanguard Newspaper of 27th February 2018 credited to one Bashir Manzo,who claimed to be the chairman of the forum of parents of missing school girls of Dapchi.

“He claimed in the report that the parents of the missing school girls were not part of the meeting held in Damaturu and that they were not invited.This statement is not true and lacks substance.

“First and foremost, the ministry is not aware of the association he claimed to represent. Representatives of parents of the missing school girls were actually invited and participated in the meeting.”

He listed the representatives of the parents in the meeting as:-

1. Adamu Alhaji Yau Jumbam

2. Sale Saidu Dapchi and

3. Aliyu Musa Mabu

He continued: “Adamu Alhaji Yau Jumbam who spoke on behalf of the parents, expressed appreciations to efforts of the federal government for sending a high level facts finding delegation to Yobe state and appealed to the government to do everything possible to ensure the safe return of their daughters.

“He further said that they are sadden by this incidence to the extent that they neither sleep nor eat well since the incident happened.

“The chairman Bursari LGA and the District Head of Dapchi who were present at the meeting can attest to the fact that the parents were represented and their voice heard.

“The ministry therefore reputes the claim of parents not represented at the meeting as reported by this media house.”

NAIJ.com had reported that the girls were seized from Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi by suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Monday, February 19.

Efforts to rescue them by the Nigerian military has not been successful as at the time of this report.

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