Di Federal Government don talk again say dem still dey serious about rescuing di remaining Chibok schoolgirls and Leah Sharibu wey Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province kidnap. Dem assure Nigerians say dem never forget di girls even though time don pass.
Na 276 girls Boko Haram carry from Government Girls Secondary School for Chibok, Borno State, on April 14, 2014.
Eleven years don waka, but 87 girls still dey believed say dem dey captivity.
Leah Sharibu na one of di 110 schoolgirls wey Islamic State West Africa Province fighters kidnap from Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, on February 19, 2018.
While others don dey released, Leah wey be di only Christian among dem still dey for captivity.
As dem dey talk during multi-agency meeting on anti-kidnapping wey happen for Abuja on Tuesday, wey dem organise with di United Kingdom National Crime Agency, di National Coordinator of di National Counter Terrorism Centre, Maj Gen Adamu Laka, talk say even though some of di kidnapped girls don get rescue over di years, effort to free di remaining ones never stop.
He talk say, “Since when dem kidnap dem, those wey dem rescue no be just one time dem rescue dem; e be gradual process. Dem do negotiation to bring dem out. Dem do operations.”
“Luckily, when di thing start, around di year after dem kidnap di girls, I dey inside di operation area, and I sabi wetin military and intelligence people put in to rescue di first set of Chibok girls.
“We never give up hope on dem; some of dem don marry some of di insurgents. Some don come out. But make we no focus only on di Chibok girls.”
“Some oda people don dey kidnapped – Nigerian aid workers wey dem carry go. We don rescue some wey dey work with UNICEF.”
Laka talk say di silence wey dey media no mean say government no dey do anything or say dem no care.
E talk say, “We don rescue some wey dey work for UNHCR and IOM and others. So, we still dey try our best.
“Leah Shaibu matter still dey ground. We no dey always talk about am, but no mean say we don forget dem or say we no care. We still dey work on top am. Our prayer na say all di remaining 87 or 80 plus go come back by God grace.”
Laka still yarn updates on top di Multi-Agency Anti-Kidnap Fusion Cell wey dey National Counterterrorism Centre, wey dem start on December 19, 2024, by di National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
E explain say since dem activate di cell, e don dey work as central place wey dem dey share intelligence and coordinate action, to support military and law enforcement people across di country make dem fit respond well to kidnap matter.
To make di response strong pass, e talk say di centre don start one expansion programme wey go reach all di states. Di plan na to send anti-kidnap liaison officers from Nigeria Police and DSS go all di 36 states plus di Federal Capital Territory.
Di main reason for di programme na to close di gap wey dey between national coordination and wetin dey happen for ground level.
E still talk say di effort na to build direct connection between di national level and di field commands, so that real-time intelligence and local sabi go help guide better national decisions.
