#DapchiGirls: One month after schoolgirls’ abduction, Amnesty faults Nigerian Army
Amnesty has accused the military of failing to react to repeated warnings about Boko Haram’s impending attack shortly before the abduction of 110 schoolgirls in Dapchi, Yobe.
Monday, March 19, made it a month since the students were whisked away by the insurgents.
Amnesty’s Nigeria director, Osa Ojigho said “no lessons appear to have been learned” from Chibok and called for an immediate probe into what she called “inexcusable security lapses”.
“The government’s failure in this incident must be investigated and the findings made public — and it is absolutely crucial that any investigation focuses on the root causes,” she said.
“Why were insufficient troops available? Why was it decided to withdraw troops? What measures have the government taken to protect schools in northeast Nigeria?
“And what procedures are supposed to be followed in response to an attempted abduction?” she added.
The army had earlier denied it withdrew troops from the region, saying it only ordered a relocation of the troops out of necessity.
