Abducted girls: Police offer N50m reward for info
The
Nigeria police on Wednesday announced a cash reward of N50m for anyone
who volunteers information that could lead to the location and rescue of
the female students abducted from Government Secondary School, Chibok,
Borno State.
The police action came on the heels of
local and international clamour for the Federal Government to ensure the
safety and rescue of the girls.
The female pupils, about 234 of them, were abducted from their hostels on April 14.
The violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram,
had on Monday released a video in which the sect leader, Abubakar
Shekau, said the girls were abducted by members of his group and that he
would sell them off.
“I abducted your girls; I will sell them in the market, by Allah,”the maniacal leader of the sect said.
A statement by the Force Public
Relations Officer, Frank Mba on Wednesday in Abuja called on the public
to be part of the solution to the current security challenge in the
country.
It reassured the citizens that any information given would be treated anonymously and with utmost confidentiality.
The Force urged all patriotic citizens
with useful information to contact the following numbers: 09-2914649;
08081777309; 08055547536; 08032125050; 08034617591and 0803596973.
Foreign help
Beyond condemning insecurity in the
country, however, foreign countries have responded positively to
Jonathan’s call for assistance.
The Presidency said on Tuesday that
Jonathan had accepted an offer from the United States as part of efforts
to rescue the Chibok girls.
“President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday
welcomed and accepted a definite offer of help from the United States of
America in the ongoing effort to locate and rescue the girls abducted
from the Government (Girls) Secondary School, Chibok three weeks ago,”
the President’s spokesman, Reuben Abati, said in a statement.
The US said it would send a security team to Nigeria to help assist the government in finding the abducted girls.
