Presidential Committee On Chibok Abduction Meet With Foreign Officials

The Presidential Committee on the abduction of
Chibok's schoolgirls on Monday interacted with
officials of some countries that had pledged
assistance towards the search and rescue of the
girls.
This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja
by the spokesperson of the committee, Kingsley
Osadolor.
The statement said that the interaction, which
lasted for hours, took place in Abuja and
covered issues within the terms of reference of
the fact-finding committee.
It said the Chairman of the committee, Gen.
Ibrahim Sabo (rtd), thanked the officials and
their governments for obliging to back the
Federal Government in its bid to free the
abducted schoolgirls.
It said Sabo acknowledged the global response
to the abduction as a reflection of common
humanity.
The statement said the officials expressed their
enthusiasm in joining the search for, and
freedom for the schoolgirls.
It said that the representatives of Borno State
Government, who were absent at the
committee's inauguration last week by President
Goodluck Jonathan, attended the session.
The statement also disclosed that the committee
would hold further interactions with Defence
and Security agencies.
It said that the meeting was to ascertain the
veracity of speculations that had been making
the rounds since the abduction.
It will be recalled that over 200 girls were
abducted on April 14 from their school
dormitories in Chibok, Borno.