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KIDNAP OF DAPCHI SCHOOLGIRLS: Police return blame to military

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KIDNAP OF DAPCHI SCHOOLGIRLS: Police return blame to military

The Nigerian Police has described as false and misleading claims by the the Nigeria that it officially handed over protection of Dapchi area of Yobe State to the police authorities before moving soldiers out of the place.

Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Gaidam had said that Nigerian Military should be held responsible for the abduction of 110 schoolgirls in Dapchi by the Boko Haram insurgency penultimate Monday, because the attack leading to the abduction was as a result of the withdrawal of soldiers in the area.

In its response, the military described the governor’s claim as unfortunate and said that before it withdrew soldiers from the area, that it officially handed over the security of the town to the police.

Apparently sad with the Military claim, the Police in the statement signed by Sumonu Abdumaliki, Commissioner of Police, Yobe State, said that Nigerians should disregard the claim because it was not true.

“The attention of the Yobe State Police Command has been drawn to Press Statement from Headquarters of Operation Lafiya Dole subscribing that “Dapchi has been relatively calm and peaceful and the security of Dapchi town was formally handed over to the Nigeria Police Division located in the town.

“The statement by the Military of formal handing over of Dapchi town to the Nigeria Police Division in Dapchi is not correct and untrue, as there was no time that the military informed the Police of their withdrawal, consult or handed over their locations in Dapchi town to the Police.

“The whole of Yobe State is still under Security Emergency, which the Police, the Military and other security agencies are battling to ensure lasting peace.

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“Members of the public in Yobe State are implored to disregard and discountenance this claim that the Military formally handed the security of Dapchi town to the Nigeria Police as untrue, unfounded and misleading.

“The Yobe State Police Command will continue to cooperate with other security agencies in ensuring safety and protection of lives and property of people of Yobe State,” Police statement read.

The attack in Dapchi that left 110 schoolgirls still missing was said to have happened about a week after the Nigerian Military withdrew soldiers protecting the area against terrorists.

 

 

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