The names and other details of the 110 girls who are yet to
be accounted for, following the attack on the Government Girls Science and
Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, on February 19 has been released by the
Federal Government.
The government also set up a 12-member committee to unravel
the circumstances surrounding the abduction of the girls.
The committee, convened by the National Security Adviser
(NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd), will be chaired by a military
officer of the rank of major general.
These were made known by the Minister of Information and
Culture, Lai Mohammed, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday (27/02/2018).
Mohammed had twice led a Federal Government delegation to
Yobe since the tragic incident occurred.
According to him, out of the 110 missing girls, 8 are said
to be in JSS1, 17 in JSS2, 12 in JSS3, 40 in SS1, 19 in SS2 and 14 in SS3 with
their age ranging from 11 to 19 years.
The list was verified by a 26-member screening committee
that included the Executive Secretary, State Teaching Service Board, Musa
Abdulsalam; Director, Schools’ Management, Ministry of Education, Shuaibu
Bulama; Principal of GGSTC, Adama Abdulkarim; the two Vice Principals, Ali Musa
Mabu and Abdullahi Sule Lampo; Admission Officer, Bashir Ali Yerima, and the
Form Masters for all the classes.
The committee will comprise one senior provost each from the
Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Air Force; representatives of
the National Intelligence Agency (NIA); Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA);
Nigeria Police Force (NPF); Department of State Service (DSS); Nigeria Security
and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC); two representatives of the Yobe State
government and a representative of the Office of the National Security Adviser.
The terms of reference of the committee include ascertaining the circumstances surrounding the abduction, confirming the presence, composition, scale and disposition of security emplaced in Dapchi and at GGSTC before the incident and suggesting measures that could lead to the location and rescue of the girls.
The committee, expected to submit its report by March 15, 2018, will also recommend measures to prevent future occurrence, and will be inaugurated on Thursday (1/03/2018).
The terms of reference of the committee include ascertaining the circumstances surrounding the abduction, confirming the presence, composition, scale and disposition of security emplaced in Dapchi and at GGSTC before the incident and suggesting measures that could lead to the location and rescue of the girls.
The committee, expected to submit its report by March 15, 2018, will also recommend measures to prevent future occurrence, and will be inaugurated on Thursday (1/03/2018).
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