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’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by Nobody: 9:29pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
BY Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North “The government is bandied about like a ball”- Cicero (106-43 BC). The current efforts by the Nigerian Government to rescue the over 200 girls taken by members of the Boko Haram fighters from the Government Secondary School, Chibok, in Borno State, on April 14 this year, could itself be described as a war of some sort. But after many strident but failed attempts to liberate the captives from their captors, it has become clear to the Nigerian security men that the job requires more than bullets, tanks and fire but more of serious intelligence to keep the malevolent but ingenious men at bay. While the security agents’ goal is to uproot them from the landscape and erase their memory from the annals of history, the terrorists, who have mastered the terrain in which they pitch their tents of war, also want to render the administration impotent in order to hoist their torn flags of caliphate system of administration, which is alien to most parts of the country – and indeed the whole world. But unbridled mistrust among the Nigerian security agencies, whose duties it is to advise the President, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, to take accurate and decisive action against the terrorists, has contributed in no small measure to scuttle the efforts of Nigeria to win the war against the sect. A competent source inside Aso Rock Presidential Villa explained to Sunday Vanguard that of the many security agencies, which churn out bundles of ‘security reports’ for the Presidency on a daily basis, only two actually work together and agree on several issues relating to the Boko Haram insurgents and their leadership. The source said that the inability of the Nigerian security groups to work harmoniously for a common goal had resulted in the presentation of conflicting ‘security reports’ to the Presidency, thereby causing more confusion in the system than providing answers and clear operational direction against the insurgents. It was learnt that that the mutual suspicion among the elite security agencies in Nigeria was responsible for the confusion surrounding the death of the leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau. It was gathered that while one of the Directors- General of a security outfit had provided incontrovertible evidence that Shekau was killed since 2013, most other top brass working very closely with the Presidency, had continued to impress upon the President that the man was alive. For that reason, the President is said to have adopted what an insider calls a “wait-and-see attitude” towards the Shekau issue and believe the director-general or doubt his claim. The confusion, it was further learnt, has given room to some loyalists of Shekau to receive huge financial support from the government under the guise of helping the top security managers to secure freedom for the abducted Chibok girls and end the circle of violence in parts of the North- East. However, Sunday Vanguard sources hinted that unknown to the government security managers, most of the middlemen, who pose as close allies of Shekau and other top commanders of the Boko Haram sect, are actually businessmen, who are merely keen on ripping off the government and not sufficiently connected with the sect leadership to influence them in any way. Sunday Vanguard investigation showed that the more money that was given to middlemen by the Nigerian government to some individuals and groups claiming to be working for Boko Haram with a view to releasing the girls, the more angry the real leadership of the sect had become and determined to frustrate all efforts to end violence. During the planned release of the girls to the Federal Government delegation, including members of the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, at the Federal Government College Yola, the team was frustrated for about two days. While the ICRC team had quietly arrived Yola and checked into a hotel in preparation for the release of the girls, the Federal Government delegation came with a Boeing 737 belonging to one of the commercial airlines in Nigeria. The plane, which touched down with seven men, was to wait for only two hours during which the captives were to be produced and handed over to the officials of the ICRC and the Federal Government delegation. But unfortunately, the plane was parked there for nine hours and at a point, the pilot decided to take off in frustration. “It was one of the most embarrassing moments of our lives, as one senior military commander had to run after the aircraft on the runway, shouting at the top of his voice, and pleading with the pilot to stop when he left in protest,” the source explained. Unknown to the delegation that had been waiting for the girls, Boko Haram commanders had called off any effort to release the girls, when the different security agencies could not agree on the total number of the sect’s commanders in their custody and their specific locations. “Trouble became imminent when Boko Haram commanders gave a list of ten of its commanders and asked that they be produced before further discussion and the security agencies could not produce even five. “Next, the sect negotiators came up with a list of 16 of its officials, whom they claimed were being detained in various jails but the security agents could not agree on their locations and did not produce the number. The real problem is that the sect leaders are asking for what the security agencies do not seem to know about. “We knew there would be trouble but we never imagined that it could lead to an embarrassing situation where the government would take a plane to go and wait indefinitely at Yola airport for the insurgents to release the girls and they refuse.” http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/chibok-girls-conflicting-security-reports-scuttled-ceasefire-deal/#sthash.vAUMZVHl.dpuf 1 Like |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by YungwizzzyPt7: 9:37pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
GEJ is a failure 8 Likes |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by MuguliciousMUGU: 9:40pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
This is really bad 1 Like |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by Nobody: 9:48pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
the federal govt is just unserious.kill the bloody terrorist they wont kill,alright then negotiate they cant negotiate.they just dont want to put their acts together and curb this terrorism.i guess some 'big men' somewhere must be benefiting from this wahala.. 1 Like |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by Clerverly: 10:01pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
Jonadaftt! The mumu planned to use the girls he had neglected for over a year to score undeserved political goal. Please, Boko Haram for the sake of the parents, members of BBOG, and humanity sake, kindly release those girls to the President Jonathan who had vowed never to be useful as a president. 9 Likes |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by vicadex07(m): 10:01pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
A lot of efforts and cash down the drain. Boko haram don scam mumu Jonathan 5 Likes |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by Bigcake: 10:05pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
Truely i believe that one day this theatre of bloodshed and confusion in my beloved Country shall come to an end. 2 Likes |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by Bigcake: 10:08pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
Clerverly:Atleast a drunkard is the president of a country that your father is a citizen. Why couldnt your father be chosen if you think he surpasses GEJ in any way? A very cool question though...... 11 Likes |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by pendy79: 10:23pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
^^ are you in anyway related to any jona.daft? Or for what reason is the guy's view a concern of yours? @post the government shot itself in the foot and made itself an object of ridicule and embarrassment with the handling of the negotiation right from onset. The Chief of defense staff had no business annoucing a ceasefire and a purported release without a clear cut act of sincerity by BH. The annoucement should have come from an unknown military source to make it look like a rumor and easily deniable if things goes wrong like in this case. But when you have your NO 1 military man relying on an unverifiable spokesman of BH and then rushed to the press in a foreign land to spew rubbish. Then we should know we are in deep trouble. BH has won this war of ridiculing and running down a whole CDS who ought to know but don't know. All his action since appointment shows a man who is so undeserving of the seat he occupies and he should end the show of shame and embarassment he has brought upon the country. I think he should resign. But on a serious note. why is the president surrounded by daft, incompetent, clueless and unprofessional people? Is it a case of birds of a feather? 7 Likes |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by Clerverly: 10:29pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
Bigcake: may Thunder Fire.... 5 Likes 1 Share
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Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by lexychuks(m): 10:30pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
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Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by SLIDEwaxie(m): 10:38pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
In yoruba, the headlines will be like: Boko haram mu ijoba apapo sere OR Ijoba apapa go ara re, o gbenu kale si air portu In a nut shell, Jonathan na mumu 5 Likes |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by masseratti: 10:42pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
Vanguard is loosing it,at one point the repository said the middle men are business men,another part of the report is claiming Boko haram asked for the release of their top commandant,please which one are we to believe? Incompetent newspaper,incompetent president. 1 Like |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by omenka(m): 10:55pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
And when the opposition cautioned that we be wary of the ceasefire and the return of the girls, the saTAN ambassadors wanted to chop their heads off calling them terrorists sponsors who don't mean well for Nigeria!!! Now look at this; they claim a ceasefire is in place yet fighting rages on with casualties on both sides and more innocent men, women and children abducted. They say the girls will be released last week wednesday, we saw no one, they shifted it to monday, yet again, Nada!!! This government is an embarrassment to the citizens of this country!! 4 Likes |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by egift(m): 10:58pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
Yet Jonathan score F9 again after transferring Billions to SheCow and his boys. I just hope these Girls will make it home safely. 3 Likes |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by stevecantrell: 11:05pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
SLIDEwaxie: You funny gan ! I bet you, the whole thing was an imaginary deal dreamed up by GEJ's "negotiators". Or did you hear any BH representative alluding to any ongoing 'talks' ? What a shambolic set of people ! 1 Like |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by kemdee1: 11:11pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
SLIDEwaxie: Yoruba news - always funny! |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by ba7man(m): 11:23pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
Bigcake:People like you will defend an armed robber if he finds his way into power. Automatically subservient. 5 Likes |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by BlackBaron: 11:29pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
Pathetic! Previously, the Army passed information about that they knew where the girls were being held. Now this. Keeps going from one farce to another. 3 Likes |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by TheShopKeeper(m): 11:52pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
what a government...why all the mis-information of the past two weeks. 2 Likes |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by ba7man(m): 11:53pm On Oct 27, 2014 |
Why would anyone respect the Presidency?? See how Boko Haram are slapping their heads left, right an center. These are the wrong set of people to tackle this menace. 3 Likes |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by Abbey2sam(m): 12:18am On Oct 28, 2014 |
SLIDEwaxie: bros you mumu, see as you turn me to mumu for here.. i just dey laugh anyhow and people no know why |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by ayukdaboss(m): 12:20am On Oct 28, 2014 |
It's a shame |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by gtrust: 12:45am On Oct 28, 2014 |
Picture of empty plane waiting at Yola airport or na big lie!!! |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by Ngwakwe: 12:51am On Oct 28, 2014 |
Antagonism and Politics have rendered so many of our brains thoughtless and many other minds heartless. Even the actual political opponents are not this cruel to themselves rather their footsoldiers have reduced themselves to this abysmal low in rejoicing over a failed attempt to bring back Chibok girls. I lost my only daughter to the most careless driver and understand the unending pain notwithstanding I have many boys. At least I learnt to appreciate other people's children and exercise every patience while driving and offer any available help to see children at the arms of their parents. Jesus wept for a reason we all know, not solely for the death of Lazarus but also the agony Mary and Martha had undergone because they perceive Jesus wasn't there for them. My God keep the Girls safe until they are reunited with their families. Politics should give way for humanity and compassion. 5 Likes |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by nduchucks: 1:04am On Oct 28, 2014 |
I was hoping against hope that our dear girls would be returned on Monday. Deep down however, I knew that something was amiss when the government announced the deal. You simply don't make such announcements until the hostages have been released. Another senseless act by officials led by a dumb and clueless President. SMH 1 Like |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by ba7man(m): 1:17am On Oct 28, 2014 |
Ngwakwe:Bashing the FG's failure to find a solution to this Chibok issue isn't rejoicing. 2 Likes |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by Olufemiolaolu(m): 1:20am On Oct 28, 2014 |
what a presidential shame. only a mumu govt negotiate with a terrorist. 3 Likes |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by Optional2(f): 6:14am On Oct 28, 2014 |
Ok |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by Bigcake: 6:19am On Oct 28, 2014 |
ba7man:You are very free to criticise the President, but never should you make use of foul words to qualify your reasoning. |
Re: ’fg’s Plane Waited In Vain For Chibok Girls In Yola’ by LaRoyalHighness(f): 6:24am On Oct 28, 2014 |
O this is sad... I want these girls back home.... Mr President! Go back to your drawing board. |
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