Boko Haram Set To Release Leah Sharibu Soon- IG

The Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has declared abducted Dapchi school girl, Leah Sharibu, will be freed from captivity soon.

Idris made this declaration while speaking with newsmen at the Military Command and Control Centre, Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, on Saturday.

“Obviously, I am aware and that is what we are just discussing. I am supposed to go to Dapchi today but because of the girl, I learnt she may be released.

“It is a sort of understanding that we do not create much security situation and I move with a helicopter. By the time I fly there, they might think I break the agreement and that was why I postponed the visit to Dapchi,” he said.

He noted that four mobile policemen and female personnel have been deployed to each schools in the northeast to provide security for the students and teachers.

Follow Us On Google Journalistic Standards