Rights group Amnesty International has accused Nigeria’s army of ignoring warnings about the abduction of over 100 school girls in the country’s Yobe state.
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari last week defended his administration’s response and handling of the abduction of the school girls from Dapchi.
The girls were kidnapped from the Government Girls’ Science and Technical College on February 19 by Boko Haram militants.
The Buhari government has been criticized for how it has handled the issue and its response to getting the girls rescued.
But President Buhari has said that his government’s response is better than the response of the previous administration under former president Goodluck Jonathan to the abduction of some Chibok girls in Borno State.
On Tuesday Amnesty International said the Military rather ignored repeated warnings about the movements of Boko Haram fighters before the February 19 abduction.
Amnesty’s Nigeria director Osa Ojigho said “no lessons appear to have been learned” from Chibok girls abduction.
“The government’s failure in this incident must be investigated and the findings made public — and it is absolutely crucial that any investigation focuses on the root causes,” Ojigho.
“Why were insufficient troops available? Why was it decided to withdraw troops? What measures have the government taken to protect schools in northeast Nigeria?
“And what procedures are supposed to be followed in response to an attempted abduction?” she questioned.
Amnesty claimed between 14:00 and 18:00 on February 19, at least five calls were made to tell the security services that Islamist fighters were in the Dapchi area.
Source: Africafeeds.com
