The statement declaring me wanted seeks culpable grounds to punish me on account of “last two videos released by Boko Haram terrorists and other findings…” by the Army.
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The journalists reputed to have access to the leadership of the Boko Haram stressed that his planned visit to the country would come quicker if the Army authorities were able to send a ticket to him.
They had also requested that their detained members be released in exchange for the abducted school girls.
The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government was in touch with the Boko Haram sect.
Some girls escaped in the melee but parents of those still missing accused former President Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s then leader, of not doing enough to find their daughters, whose disappearance sparked a global campaign #bringbackourgirls.
In the video published on social media, which was seen by Reuters on Sunday, a masked man stands behind dozens of girls.
Also speaking, the Comptroller General of the Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) said the meeting discussed flood and other sensitive issues. He said the girls had overstayed in the hands of the risky sect and the government sees that as a huge challenge.
The Boko Haram extremist group began large-scale attacks in northeast Nigeria in 2009.
“Until the release of this video, the effort is not attracting any attention”.
“Some of the girls are crippled, some are terribly sick and some of them, as I had said, died during bombardment by the Nigerian military”, a camouflaged fighter says in another part of the video, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The father of the schoolgirl who appeared in the video told CNN that it was his daughter on film and was hopeful to learn she and some of her fellow students were still alive.
In the background, several girls wearing Islamic clothing look visibly distressed and dab their eyes. He was told to wait until later before being brought in for interrogation.
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“We recognise up to 10 from the video”, Abdullahi said, adding that he was waiting for confirmation from the Nigerian government and parents of the girls before releasing more names.
