Yobe school attack: Buhari takes action; orders 3 ministers to visit state for on-site assessment

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- Following the attack by Boko Haram insurgents at the Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe, President Buhari has dispatched three ministers to the state

- The president has also directed military and other security agencies to take immediate charge and control of the school

- Out of 94 girls who went missing after the attack, 46 have reportedly returned

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Minister of Defence, retired Brig-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali, Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed and that of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama to visit Dapchi village in Yobe to assess the reported abduction of schoolgirls, NAN reports.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC).

NAIJ.com gathers that the meeting, which was held at the State House Council Chamber on Wednesday, February 22, was presided over by President Buhari.

Mohammed disclosed that the president had since directed military and other security agencies to take immediate charge and control of Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe, where the incident occurred.

“Mr President has directed military and other security agencies to take immediate charge and control of Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, and inform him of developments.

“He has released a delegation led by the minister of defence to Dapchi, to get first hand information as to what is happening.

“Others in the delegation are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Information,’’ he said

According to the minister, the president is monitoring the situation through direct contact with military and police, saying that Nigerians will be constantly briefed on developments.

It would be recalled that the Police in Yobe had on Tuesday, February 20, confirmed an attack on Government Girls’ Secondary School (GGSS) Dapchi, in Bursari Local Government Area of Yobe, by suspected members of the Boko Haram sect.

The Yobe state commissioner of police, Abdulmaliki Sumonu, who spoke to newsmen on the incident, said there was no reported case of abduction of any girls in the school.

However, social media reports indicated that 94 schoolgirls were abducted during the attack.

It was also reported that 46 out of the reported 94 missing girls had reappeared.

The insurgents had on Monday attacked the College, firing sporadically forcing staff and students to flee for safety.

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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that residents of Gaidam town took to the streets to celebrate over the Nigerian army’s rescue of the abducted students of Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi in Yobe state.

94 students were reportedly kidnapped after the insurgents launched an attack on the school on Monday, February 19.

It was however reported that the army on Wednesday, February 21 rescued some of the girls; and the development spurred celebration in Gaidam town.

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