Security Council Tasks Nigerian Military On Kidnapped School Girls

Over 10 days since 234 students of Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State were kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram sect, the National Security Council has ordered the country's military Service Chiefs to rescue the schoolgirls from their abductors.

The Security Council gave the order to the Service Chiefs during a National Security Council meeting held in Abuja on Thursday. According to a source who was at the meeting, who pleaded not to be named, the fate of the abducted girls dominated most of the discussions at the meeting. The source said: “The Service Chiefs gave a detailed account of the operations being carried out to rescue the girls unhurt. They explained that they had to be highly tactical to avoid casualties.

*The Nigerian Military Chiefs have been tasked to rescue the abducted schoolgirls in Chibok

“They repeatedly told us that the ‘troops are closing in on the insurgents’, but they did not want to divulge tactical information to the meeting.

“They also said the military was aware of the expectations of Nigerians on the girls and they promised not to let down the nation.”

It was gathered that President Goodluck Jonathan pleaded for understanding and cooperation of the governors in addressing the insecurity nationwide.

Another source report informed that most people who attended the meeting in Abuja left with rays of hope that the girls would be released soon.

It was informed that the meeting was tension soaked, with Governors Godswill Akpabio(Akwa Ibom) and Martin Elechi (Ebonyi) descending on their Adamawa State counterpart Murtala Nyako for alleging geneocide against the North.

The schoolgirls were reported to be abducted on April 15 by unknown gunmen but the Boko Haram sect has since come out to claim responsibility for the kidnap.