According to SKY NEWS, intelligence sources on the ground in Nigeria say intelligence gathered through sophisticated listening devices confirm the abducted Chibok girls are being held in at least four different groups within the Sambisa forest. According to Erin Mcclam of NBC NEWS, Sambisa forest has been home to, for a century or more, robbers and smugglers who found easy passage into Cameroon. According to Kyari Mohammed, a professor of history at a Nigerian university who has written about Boko Haram: You can’t fight in the Sambisa using, let’s say, drones or helicopters. You need to put troops on the ground who are willing to fight physically on the ground. It will take some level of courage, a willingness to take some casualties.Complicating the matter, Boko Haram reside not just in the forest but in nearby mountains near the Cameroon border. SAMBISA FOREST SIZE IN COMPARISON IS: 8 times Abuja FCT 17 times Lagos State A quarter of the United Kingdom Almost half of New York State The US Pentagon says it is only offering Nigeria advice, Nigerian troops will have to operate on the ground. NEGOTIATION IS THE ONLY OPTION UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES..
Posted on: Sat, 10 May 2014 05:16:35 +0000