Tag: Dapchi girls
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Dapchi Girls: Our prayers have been answered – Saraki
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has described the release of 101 of the 110 abducted Dapchi Schoolgirls as the answered prayers of millions of Nigerians. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki commended President Buhari, the Nigerian security forces and the government of Yobe…
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#DapchiGirls: Prioritise medical needs of released girls, SERAP tells FG
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Government of President Muhammadu Buhari to “prioritise the well-being of the released Dapchi girls by immediately providing them with adequate medical and mental health services. These include post-rape care and psychosocial support for those who have survived abduction by the Boko Haram terrorist group.” The organization…
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10 things you should know about abduction, release of Dapchi schoolgirls
The Boko Haram insurgents on Monday, February 19 abducted 110 girls from their hostels at the Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State. The abduction of the girls fueled national and international outrage with several interest groups calling for their immediate release. However, the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government in series of…
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Released Dapchi school girls undergoing treatments in General hospital
The just released students of Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State are currently undergoing preliminary treatments in a local hospital, TheNewsGuru.com can authoritatively report. Recall that the girls were earlier released by the Boko Haram insurgents following series of negotiations. The Chairman Forum of the missing girls Alhaji Bashir Manzo confirmed to…
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BREAKING: Five dead as Boko Haram returns kidnapped 105 Dapchi schoolgirls
Over 105 girls who were kidnapped from Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, located in Bulabulin, Yunusari Local Government area of Yobe State, have reportedly returned. ALSO READ: We’ll do headcount to ascertain numbers of abducted Dapchi girls released – Parent Association “Nigerian Islamist militant group, Boko Haram today returned 105 girls kidnapped…
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Dapchi abduction: Security forces allowed Boko Haram to abduct schoolgirls – Amnesty
Global human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, AI, has revealed that Nigerian security forces got advance warnings that a convoy of Boko Haram fighters was heading towards Dapchi, a town where 110 schoolgirls were abducted by terrorists on February 19 in an assault similar to the infamous Chibok girls’ abduction of April 2014. It claimed that…
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We won’t rest until Chibok, Dapchi schoolgirls are released – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government will not rest until all the Chibok and Dapchi schoolgirls in the Boko Haram custody are released and reunited with their families. The President said this on Wednesday during a meeting with the Yobe State Governor, Mr Ibrahim Gaidam, as well as the parents of…
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Abduction: Heavy security as Buhari meets Dapchi girls’ parents in Yobe today
President Muhammadu Buhari wil today meet with parents of the 110 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram on February 19 in Dapchi, Yobe State. Recall that the President had earlier visited Taraba, Plateau and Benue states, where killings by herdsmen took place. He is also due to visit Niger State Thursday. The Yobe State government officials…
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Dapchi girls’ abduction: Declare state of emergency in North East, Clark advises Buhari
Prominent Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to declare full state of emergency in the North East. Clark said this would enable the security agencies to finish the fight against Boko Haram terrorists unhindered. Speaking on the recent adoption of over 100 students from Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi,…
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Dapchi girls: Boko Haram contacts female negotiator to dialogue with FG
The Barnawi faction of Boko Haram has contacted human rights activist, Mrs Aisha Wakil, admitting it has in its custody the Dapchi schoolgirls who were abducted last week. The sect also hinted that the girls might be released. Wakil, popularly called Mama Boko Haram on account of her closeness to many of the sect members…