David Cameron: We located some Chibok schoolgirls but Jonathan didn’t allow us rescue them

David Cameron, former British prime minister, has alleged that ex-President Goodluck Jonathan did not give enough support to Britain during the abduction of 274 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno state.

The abduction, which took place on April 14 2014, had sparked a global outrage following which the international community offered to assist Nigeria.

In For The Record, his memoir, Cameron, who was in office at the time of the incident, said British troops traced the location of some of the victims and offered to help but Jonathan refused.

“Iraq wasn’t the only place we would need our military to counter this extremist menace. Boko Haram in Nigeria was linked to al-Qaeda, and believed Western education and lifestyles were a sin (the meaning behind its name). It too wanted to institute a caliphate, and like ISIS it would use whatever barbaric means it thought necessary,”Cameron wrote.

“In early 2014 a group of its fighters centered the government secondary school in the village of Chibok, seizing 276 teenage girls. They were taken to camps deep in the forest. The Christians among them were forced to convert to Islam. Many were sold as slaves, entering the same endless violent nightmare the Yazidi women suffered.

“As ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ campaign spread across the world, we embedded a team of military and intelligence experts in Nigeria, and sent spy planes and Tornadoes with thermal imaging to search for the missing girls. And, amazingly, from the skies above a forest three times the size of Wales, we managed to locate some of them.


Cameron said he expected Jonathan to handle the Chibok issue better

“But Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan, seemed to be asleep at the wheel. When he eventually made a statement, it was to accuse the campaigners of politicising the tragedy. And absolutely crucially, when we offered to help rescue the girls we had located, he refused.”

TheCable sent messages to Ikechukwu Eze, spokesman of Jonathan, seeking his reaction to Cameron’s claim but he had not responded as of the time this report was filed.

Cameron also said the Nigerian army was unable to participate in operations the US and UK forces organised for the rescue of Chibok schoolgirls because of “politically appointed generals”.

The ex-British prime minister wrote on how the Archbishop of Canterbury was contacted to assist during the intervention in Nigeria.

“We had to play the long game focusing on a much bigger training effort for the Nigerian military and intelligence forces and trying to promote more energetic leaders from the younger generation. The Archbishop of Canterbury, as an expert on Nigeria, could be particularly useful on this and I invited him to join our NSC discussion,” he wrote.

“Some of the girls have managed to escape over the following four years, and others have been released, but over a hundred are still missing. Once again. the combination of lslamist extremism and bad governance proved fatal.

“How did I feel about all this at the end of 2014? The answer is, depressed. ISIS now occupied an area larger than Britain. A similar brand of terrorism was being wrought by Boko Harem in west Africa), another ISIS affiliate in north Africa, and by al-Shabab (‘the youth) in east Africa, while related groups were springing up in the Philippines, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and the Caucasus. There seemed to be no stopping an evil ideology that seduced minds from the badlands of Syt’tato bedrooms in Birmingham. When I spoke about the challenge publicly I tried to remain measured and resolute. But privately did asked myself, would we ever be able to defeat this thing?

A total of 112 Chibok schoolgirls have remained unaccounted for. The government of President Muhammadu Buhari secured the release of more than 100 while 57 managed to escape.

Source: https://www.thecable.ng/david-cameron-we-located-some-chibok-schoolgirls-but-jonathan-didnt-allow-us-rescue-them/amp

No surprise. Goatluck Jonathan only gives support to Stealing, Corruption and Treasury Looting.

This boko haram menace is a political and economic milk cow for the PDP and which the APC continued to milk.

Nigerian politicians are just terrible set of people

Goodluck wasn't proactive and just let things slide without taking rock solid decisions. this allegation shows how insensitive people can be to dire situations as long as they're benefiting from it. its a shame!

My 5 stretched fingers to Jonathan and his supporters

Sooooo.... Sad

Lies planted by the APC to distract Nigerians from the abducted Kaduna school girls ... Instead of peddling such Lies the APC should tell us why Buhari hasn't rescued Leah Sharibu and 100s of other women kidnapped under his watch ?

See how this mafos are masturbating on lies from unreliable source.

FarahAideed:
Lies planted by the APC to distract Nigerians from the abducted Kaduna school girls ... Instead of peddling such Lies the APC should tell us why Buhari hasn't rescued Leah Sharibu and 100s of other women kidnapped under his watch ?

Can you reason at all? When did British prime minister became APC spokesman? This is an indictment not only against GEJ but the whole country.

muykem:
Can you reason at all? When did British prime minister became APC spokesman? This is an indictment not only against GEJ but the whole country.

It's old only recycled and thrown online today again ..Jonathan has clarified this a long time ago and the govt opted they way it did because the risk of rescuing the girls in the middle of a fire fight was too high and they didn't want the same thing that happened when british SAS bungled a rescue operation of some of it's citizens in Bauchi which ended up in both hostages being killed .

Subhanallah.

But I don't trust Cameron on this one.

Jonathan's sin was simply because he signed anti gay bill into law.

Okay

Haa, who is surprised? Definitely not me!
With what we all witnessed that transpired(and still transpiring) in Nigeria between Boko haram and the former government.
GEJ was/is never a sincere leader and history will never be fair to him! Bomb blast in Inyanya right in the heart of Abuja and he flew to Kano to welcome political defectors.

People like Cameron and Obama are the ones that put us in this current mess by lying to us and selling Buhari to us as the Messiah, now our eyes have cleared and we know that we were scammed.

Jonathan was a big disaster,

i had a friend in the Special forces of Navy SBS and was sent to the north as at that time to fight Boko haram, he said whenever they were being attacked and needed airforce support, the airforce simply told them that only the president can authorise an airstrike, and he is not available.. he said presidential order for airstrikes sometimes took 3 days after the attack, and by that time the boko boys were far gone

He also said during Jonathan's Maladministration, they were given a special Glo or Etisalat sim (forcecomm) that enable Force members to call each others freely after paying monthly fees from their own pockets, instead of providing standard military commuinication gadgets and radios... however unfurtunate for them Boko haram got to know and started blowing off telecommuinication mast at all location and they where blinded from outside world


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GOODLUCK JONATHAN'S RESPONSE TO DAVID CAMERON'S CLAIM
Source: GEJ Facebook page.

I know GEJ was clueless but dont be hasty to yab him. Yes you offered to help but what were the conditions you gave him in exchange for the help?

Sharraapp... You that you cannot safe brexit..

Jonathan was not a perfect leader, but I miss him..

All we have now is cabals as president.

David Cameron that just led his whole country into 3 years of chaos and oblivion?

Lying thieving pink pigs.

Trust me, if there were oilfields where the supposed girls were sighted, GEJ's permission or lack of it wouldn't have been sought.

Idiots...

If they like they should kidnap the whole North

None of our biz down south

You created BH

Enjoy it while it lasts
By the way under buhari more have been killed

Who is he fooling? You had the opportunity to help over 200 gals and couldn't because GEJ don't let you, it over 5yrs and it's now you are telling us. Why didn't you make it public so we'll pressure the then govt?

Cameron should go and sit down. His reign as PM of England is the worst ever.

They are coming to defend their master

etrouble:
No surprise. Goatluck Jonathan only gives support to Stealing, Corruption and Treasury Looting.

Enough reason he decide to leave peacefully coz same people who where in control of Aso Rock are still in your Presidents circle. So Oga, shut the hell up.

How much is this one being paid to say nonsense,why didn't you say it all this while?

midnighter:
David Cameron that just lead his whole country into 3 years of chaos and oblivion?

don't mind him, UK has never experienced lacklustness like the regime of Cameron

solmusdesigns:
Jonathan was a big disaster

Buhari is a mistake made from pit of hell

Hero Abule. Jonathan, the unmitigated disaster walking on two.