The Governor of Yobe State, Ibrahim Gaidam, has
blamed the Nigeria military for the attack on Dapchi town and the abduction of
schoolgirls from the community by Boko Haram.
Mr. Gaidam said the attack came barely a week
after the military withdrew troops from the town.
He said if the soldiers had been on ground, the
attack on the town and subsequent abduction of schoolgirls would not have been
possible.
Mr. Gaidam said this when he hosted the Borno
State Governor, Kashim Shettima, who was in Damaturu on a sympathy visit.
“I blame the whole attack on Dapchi on the
military and the defence headquarters who withdrew troops from Dapchi. The
attack occurred barely a week after the military withdrew the soldiers from
there,” the Yobe governor said.
“Before then, Dapchi has been peaceful, there
was never such incident. But just a week after they withdrew the troops, Boko
Haram came to attack the town.
The governor said the Dapchi incident was not
the first time the absence of soldiers in the Boko Haram troubled state would
be expose residents to such kind of attacks.
He also recalled that in 2013, a secondary
school in Buni-Yadi was attacked a week after the military removed soldiers guarding
the town. At least 29 students were killed in that attack.
“Let me be quoted anywhere, the military must
take blame for the attack on Dapchi. The same thing happened in 2013 when the
military suddenly removed troops guarding the town and a week later Boko Haram
went there to attack the town and the secondary school there killing 29
students.”
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