There is a strong indication that the abducted students of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, in Borno state may have been moved out of Sambisa forest to the neighbouring Chad and Cameroon.
A Senator representing Borno, Ahmed Zana, told the Senate at plenary on Tuesday, calling on the military to intensify effort so that the girls can be rescued.
He said they were informed when the girls were in Sambisa forest, expressing disappointment that nothing was done then until the insurgents moved them out of the forest to an undisclosed location now.
Also speaking in the same vein, Maina Ma’ Aji Lawan (Borno) said the insurgents have moved out of Borno to locations near Chad and Cameroon because of the emergency rule.
Contributing, Ali Ndume (Borno) accused security agencies of negligence, saying that they always have prior knowledge of major attacks.
According to him, “I appreciate the motion but there is no action, we spoke to officers, they told us that there is no equipment and their allowances are not paid.
“I have not seen new equipment in Borno, they only use outdated guns. The people in Chibok and I thought we have been abandoned. Let us back our motion with action.”
Meanwhile, some women under the aegis of CADA staged a peaceful protest to the National Assembly over the abduction of the schoolgirls.
The women, who trooped out in their hundreds and dressed in black, demanded that effort be stepped up to free the girls and reunite them with their parents.
Addressing them, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Women Affairs, Helen Esuene assured that government would do everything possible to rescue the girls.
