Boko Haram Will Never Kidnap Schoolgirls again – Buhari Vows

President Buhari Muhammadu has promised that the kidnap of School girls in the Northeast by Boko Haram would never happen again. He stated that the series of unfortunate event perpetuated by the terrorist group would end abruptly with the adoption of the Dapchi Girls.

The President, represented by the Vice President of the country Prof Yemi Osinbajo, made the remarks at the National Defence College, Abuja, while declaring open the eighth edition of the National Security Seminar 2018 organised by the Alumni Association of NDC in collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the NDC, with the theme: ‘Fighting Tomorrow’s Warfare Today.’

This Day Live reports that the President stated that the incident of the kidnap of the Dapchi school girls and the recent attack on the United Nations Humanitarian workers that led to the death of three humanitarian worker and three soldiers, would be the end of the activities of the group.

The president said: “Boko Haram as we all know rejects authority and strives to take over territory, establishing a caliphate in line with ISIS’ objectives. Between 2012 and 2015, they seemed to be well on their way to achieving their objectives by annexing some territories in Nigeria and contesting territory with it.

“As of March 2015, Boko Haram controlled about 20,000 square kilometres of Nigeria, that is about the size of Belgium, from the eastern border of Cameroun to parts of Lake Chad.
“In Borno, 20 out of 27 local governments were under Boko Haram control, including Mubi in Adamawa and some villages.

“In addition to this, their footprint was registered in Abuja, Kaduna and Kano with the bombings of the UN building and Police HQ in Abuja . That was the state of affairs as of early 2015.
“Today, Boko Haram does not occupy any local government area in Nigeria. And they no longer have the capacity to hold a territory and challenge the sovereignty of the state.

“Gone are the days when they operated outside the precincts of the northeast, leaving behind carnage and bloodshed. They are now operating as desperate criminal gangs, mostly as relics or groups taking over some communities, using children as suicide bombers, kidnapping innocent girls and children.”

Naija News gathered that he pointed out that the Nigerian Military had been totally mobilized to Borno and Yobe States to ensure the security and safety of their residents, as well as schools in that part of the country.