- Nigerian military has replied Yobe state governor Ibrahim Gaidam over Dapchi schoolgirls’ abduction by Boko Haram insurgents
- A brigadier-genera John Agim said there were no soldiers stationed in Dapchi before the attack. The governor knew there was no military presence in the town
- Gaidam earlier said the attack came just days after the military withdrew troops from the town
The defence headquarters through its spokesperson replied the Yobe state governor Ibrahim Gaidam for blaming the Nigerian military for the abduction of schoolgirls in Dapchi town by Boko Haram insurgents on Monday, February 19.
John Agim, a brigadier-general said: ''There were no soldiers stationed in Dapchi before the attack. The governor knew there was no military presence in the town.''
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Premium Times reports that Agim said the closest military outpost was about 30 kilometres away.
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He also said the governor and other Nigerians should understand that the Nigerian military has no capacity to protect all the schools across the region.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that Governor Ibrahim Gaidam blamed Nigerian military for the abduction of schoolgirls in Dapchi town by Boko Haram insurgents on Monday, February 19.
The governor said the attack came just days after the military withdrew troops from the town.
He said this when he met with Borno state governor Kashim Shettima, who was on a sympathy visit to Yobe state capital, Damaturu.
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Source: Naija.ng