Chibok School Briefing newsmen yesterday, the Borno State Commissioner for Police, Tanko Lawan, who was flanked by the state Director of the Department of Security Services (DSS), Ahmed Abdullahi, revealed that the security agencies do not have in their possession what could be termed the authentic list of the abducted students. He said they would require the assistance of the parents of the abducted students to obtain the pictures and names of the missing students in order to have an authentic list. He said all they had is a speculative list obtained from the school, which had said 276 girls were abducted and 53 had regained their freedom, bring the number of girls still in captivity to 223. “It is incumbent on the parents to come forward with pictures and the names of the abducted students in order for us to properly document those that escaped and those still in captivity,” he said. The CP, who disclosed that about 530 students were writing their examinations at the Chibok school, said they had selected the community, because of the heightened insecurity in five other schools in Lassa, Ashiga Shiya, Warabe and Izge He called on the members of the public with useful information that could lead to the rescue of the students to come forward and offer their assistance. Lawan said security agencies in Borno could be reached on the phone numbers: 08075897377, 08081777309 and 08036121490.
Posted on: Fri, 02 May 2014 06:20:12 +0000
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