Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe has said none of the schoolgirls, who are in captivity of suspected Boko Haram insurgents, has been rescued.
Members of the dreaded terrorist group had raided Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe on Monday and abducted some of the students.
There were conflicting reports about the number of unaccounted students with school officials placing the figure at 94 and the state’s police commissioner putting the figure at 111.
However, the state government on Wednesday night said over 50 schoolgirls were missing.
The government also added that the army had been able to secure the release some of the girls, even though he did not go into details.
The governor had said in a statement which Abdullahi Bego, his spokesman, issued on his behalf.
“The Yobe state government hereby informs the public that some of the girls at Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC) whose school was attacked by Boko Haram terrorists last Monday have been rescued by gallant officers and men of the Nigerian Army from the terrorists who abducted them.
“The rescued girls are now in the custody of the Nigerian Army. We will provide more details about their number and condition in due course.”
But speaking when he visited community on Thursday, Gaidam told family members of the students to keep praying that the girls should be found, TheCable reported
Abdul Dapchi, a resident, said Gaidam lost control of the crowd immediately he made the confession.
“We were all angry. How could they have deceived us all along?” asked the young man who said two of his sisters were among the captives.
