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MYSTERY BEHIND THE KIDNAPPED AND ABDUCTED CHIBOK GIRLS
The 15th of April, 2014 will ever remain fresh in the minds of parents/ guardians and by extension the people of Chibok and Borno state as a result of Boko Haram terrorists invasion of Government Girls Secondary School Chibok and abducting over 200 school girls undergoing/writing their Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations, (SSCE).
The Gunmen laid ambush to Chibok Local Government Area of Borno state, killing two security personnel suspected to be a soldier and a policeman before they abducted over 200 female students.
Our Correspondent gathered that the gunmen numbering over 100 using motorcycles, Hilux vehicles stormed the council’s headquarters at about 9pm, had a field day and left at about 3am on Tuesday morning.
Sources said, “apart from the abduction of the female students, the gunmen also carted away food stuffs, before setting many residential houses and shops ablaze”.
A lucky resident of Chibok who escaped the attack, Mr. Nuhu Amos in a telephone chat with our Correspondent said, “ the gunmen armed with AK47 rifles, Improvised Explosive Devices ( IED’s ) and petrol bombs stormed Chibok on Monday evening and attacked one of the security posts, and shot two security personnel, before abducting the school girls, as well as the razing down of some houses and shops. “Although, the attackers based on my knowledge did not kill any resident, they only shot one security operatives, before carting away food stuffs and went away into the Sambisa forest.
“I also learnt that out of about 150 female students writing their SSCE, some were able to escape into the bush, while over 200 were abducted and whisked away by the attackers using a 911 truck/lorry parked and abandoned by its driver who was heading to Maiduguri, the state capital.
“Prior to this incident, gunmen have attacked Chibok almost three times without success, but this time around, they were able to accomplish their mission, as they were in Chibok since 9pm and had a field day before fleeing at about 3am on Tuesday”.
Another resident who did not want his name mentioned for security reasons, said, “some of my children including those of my elder brother and sister who are writing the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations ( SSCE ) in the affected school are still missing, and I don’t know whether they were abducted or amongst those who escaped into the bush,” he lamented.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer ( PPRO ) DSP Gideon Jubrin confirmed the attack in Chibok, but said, he is yet to get details on the number of casualties.
“Yes, there was an attack in Chibok on Monday evening and lasted till Tuesday at about 3am suspected to have been carried out by members of Boko Haram terrorists, but we are yet to get details, as soon as details of the attack reached my table I will get back to you. Thank you”. Gideon said
However, three days after the incident, the mass kidnap began to spark off global outrage. Defence Headquarters in Abuja penultimate Wednesday said, about 80 of the students have been rescued, while Governor Kashim Shettima also disclosed to Journalists that only 14 students abducted by the terrorists have been rescued and reunited with their parents, pledging to give N50 million ransom to anybody who assist with information on the whereabouts of the other abducted school girls.
Major-General Olukolade had initially said that all but eight of the girls were saved, citing information provided by the school’s principal, but families on Thursday contested the claim.
