Confusion Or Secrecy: Defence Headquarters WithDraws Statement On Rescue Of Chibok Girls

The Defence Headquarters has retracted its
earlier statement confirming the rescue of
the abducted Chibok girls.
The spokesperson for the defence
headquarters, Chris Olukolade, had told
PREMIUM TIMES that a yet unclear number of
the girls had been freed and driven in two
Toyota Hiace buses to the Maimalari
Barracks, the headquarters of the 7th
Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri.
But less than 30 minutes after he spoke to
us, Mr. Olukolade called back to say he
was withdrawing his earlier statement. He
said he had been having difficulty
establishing contact with his colleagues in
Maiduguri and that he was no longer sure
that the girls driven into the barracks
were newly rescued.
Mr. Olukolade had told this newspaper the
girls had been freed and that the rescue
exercise was still ongoing and that
appropriate statement would be made later.
PREMIUM TIMES has also learnt that the girls
driven into the Maimalari barracks were
those who escaped earlier from the Boko
Haram sect.

Source: Premium times
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