BBOG Engagement with Chad Embassy Questions and Responses from Chadian Ambassador Question 1 On October 17th, the Nigerian Government announced a ceasefire agreement with Boko Haram. The Chadian Government as well did the same and assured the world that the abducted girls will be released around the 27th of that same month. It never came to be. What really happened and to what extent was the Chadian government involved in the alleged Failed Ceasefire Agreement? The Ambassador said he did not know anything about the ceasefire. He said he only read it in the pages of the Newspaper and watched it on the News. He also added that if the Chadian government had engaged in it then must be due to the fact that they were expecting it to be successful Question 2 What role is the Chadian government presently playing towards the fight against Boko Haram? Does the CHADIAN Government or any member of the Government have any relationship with the Boko Haram? The response of the Ambassador was that he does not think that any Chadian National was part of the Boko Haram and challenged the Nigerian Security Agencies to bring proof of any Chadian National. He also said no Nigerian Authority have never told them of any Chadian National involvement in Boko Haram. The Ambassador also added that Chad was part of the Paris meeting and have also had several meetings in Nigeria on security with the Nigerian government. Question 3 Since vulnerable youths from the country are also allegedly being brainwashed into Insurgency, how is the CHADIAN Government working to dissuade its citizens from joining Boko Haram? The Ambassador said Islam in Chad is different from Islam in Nigeria. He says that Muslims and Christians have learnt to live together and they are not expecting Chadian would take part in the insurgency. We pointed out to him that few years ago in Nigeria nobody thought insurgency would be part of Nigerias history and that it was good to be proactive and take counter measures The Ambassador insisted such cannot happen in Chad. Question 4 Where are our #ChibokGirls? Unconfirmed reports alleged some were broken into groups in CHAD. What does the CHADIAN Government know about the operations to rescue our 219 ChibokGirls? Are any efforts being deployed within CHAD to look for them? The Ambassador said the Chadian government never said they knew where the girls are that it was the Nigerian government that said they knew where the girls are. He told us to go ask the Nigerian government for the girls. Question 5 How has the CHADIAN Government improved security along its borders with Nigeria to put an end to arms smuggling and alleged mercenary crossings? What is the CHADIAN Government doing to ensure that arms from Libya, Sudan and the Central Afrrican Republic are not reaching Boko Haram? The Ambassador said that they had joint task force with Sudan and were controlling the borders. That there was no land border with Nigeria. When we asked for specific measures being taken. He said they check everybody coming in and going out. They had gendarmerie who patrol and they also carry out house search A question was raised there As the Chadian representative in Nigeria information from the Chadian government to the Nigerian government is supposed to pass through you. How come you only read of the ceasefire on the pages of Newspapers and how come no statement came from you? The Ambassador asked if we were from Mars. He said we all know the politics of Africa. The government does not share anything with its envoys and they do what they want. We asked that the Ambassador pass our questions to the Chadian President for a more comprehensive answers. He asked us to address the questions to the President through the Embassy and they would pass onto the President
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 21:21:06 +0000
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