The Federal Government has said they have not received
confirmation on the latest kidnap of 60 women in Chibbok and Damboa
local government areas of Borno state.
Speaking in a
telephone interview with PUNCH in Abuja on Tuesday, the Chairman of the
National Information Centre, Mr. Mike Omeri said he has spoken to quite a
number of people, even the media that reported it and nobody has been
able to confirm it. They all said they heard it from somebody.
He
said, "Nobody has confirmed the abduction of 60 women including people
from Damboa. I checked from the local government Information officer. He
said that he heard from somebody.
"For me, up till now, I have
not confirmed, because all the sources claimed they heard from somebody
and that somebody is not identified by anybody."
Related: No Fewer Than 20 Fulani Women, 3 Men Abducted By Boko Haram Near Chibok
Reacting
to claims attributed to a lawyer close to Boko Haram, Hajia Aisha Wakil
who said the insurgents were demanding release of 70 of their members
as well as amnesty and rehabilitation, Omeri said the government could
not act on claims in the media.
According to him, he was not
aware that Boko Haram had appointed Wakil as its spokesperson, adding
that if she wants to present the views of the sect, she knows where to
do so.
"Did you hear them say they have appointed her as their spokesperson? Boko Haram has not told us specifically who
they have appointed. We cannot act on spurious claims on pages of newspapers or on Al-Jazeera," Omeri said.
It
would be recalled that over 234 school girls were kidnapped from
Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok Borno State by the Boko Haram
sect on April 14.
Following their disappearance, there's been
reports of other abductions in Borno state. Yesterday, about 60 women
were reportedly abducted from different villages in Borno.
Sources: Naij.com news, Punch Nigeria
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