#DapchiGirls: More blame game as police, army trade blame over abduction of 110 schoolgirls
The abduction of 110 schoolgirls in Dapchi, Yobe has continued to trigger reactions from security operatives who are desperate to absolve themselves from any blame.
The Nigerian Army had earlier reacted to an allegation by the state government that it withdrew its men from the community shortly before the Boko Haram insurgents struck.
The military had claimed in the statement that it duly handed over security duties to the police.
Yobe State Commissioner of Police, Sumonu Abdulmaliki, has said there was no time the military handed over Dapchi town to the police.
Abdulmaliki said monitoring the security emergency in Yobe was a collective responsibility of all security operatives and not just the police force.
The police boss said the military neither handed over any location to the police nor informed it of its withdrawal from any area.
Abdulmaliki said, “The attention of the Yobe State Police Command has been drawn to a statement that… the security of Dapchi town was formally handed over to a police division located in the town.
“The statement by the military… is not correct, as there was no time that the military informed the police of its withdrawal or handed over its locations in Dapchi town to the police.
“The whole of Yobe State is still under security emergency with the police, the military and other security agencies battling to ensure a lasting peace.”
Nigerians, particularly the families of abducted kids, will give little care about the guilty party, as long as the children are reunited with their parents safe and sound.
