As the bulk-passing and blame game continue over the embarrassing abduction of over 100 girls by the supposedly defeated Boko Haram insurgents at Government Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State the state command of the Nigeria Police has absolved itself of the blame of turning the girls into easy pick for their abductors by not taking over security arrangements at the school after the military apparently withdrew from their positions around the attacked school.
A statement made available to The Dream Daily Newspapers in Abuja by Commissioner of Police, Yobe State Command, CP Sumonu A. Abdulmaliki, insisted that “Military did not formally hand over the security of Dapchi Town to the Police.”
The statement reads: “The attention of the Yobe State Police Command has been drawn to Press Statement from Headquarters of Operation Lafiya Dole subscribing that “Dapchi has been relatively calm and peaceful and the security of Dapchi town was formally handed over to the Nigeria Police Division located in the town”.
“The statement by the Military of formal handing over of Dapchi town to the Nigeria Police Division in Dapchi is not correct and untrue, as there was no time that the military informed the Police of their withdrawal, consult or handed over their locations in Dapchi town to the Police. The whole of Yobe State is still under Security Emergency which the Police, the Military and other security agencies are battling to ensure lasting peace.
“Members of the public in Yobe State are implored to disregard and discountenance this claim that the Military formally handed the security of Dapchi town to the Nigeria Police as untrue, unfounded and misleading.
“The Yobe State Police Command will continue to cooperate with other security agencies in ensuring safety and protection of lives and property of people of Yobe State.”
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