{"id":60942,"date":"2018-02-22T21:24:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T20:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=60942"},"modified":"2018-02-22T21:24:30","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T20:24:30","slug":"yobe-govt-aplogises-for-wrongfully-announcing-dapchi-girls-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/yobe-govt-aplogises-for-wrongfully-announcing-dapchi-girls-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"Yobe Govt Aplogises For Wrongfully Announcing Dapchi Girls Rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"D_F ek_BB H_6D6F\">\n<div id=\"app\" class=\"D_F ek_BB H_6D6F cZ1RN91d_n s_1HCsWR aw_2jBoF8\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-test-id=\"mail-app\">\n<div class=\"I_sgPuT D_F em_N o_h W_6D6F H_6D6F\" data-test-id=\"content-area\">\n<div class=\"D_F em_N o_h s_1HCsWR a_1Ie4E3 cZTwBjA_1Ie4E3 cZTwBjK_1EAG48\" data-test-id=\"content-below-tabs\">\n<div class=\"D_F em_N ej_eUh\">\n<div id=\"mail-app-component\" class=\"em_N gl_C I_sgPuT j_n o_h p_R D_F s_e5X\" data-yaft-module=\"norrin_main\" data-test-id=\"mail-app-component\">\n<div class=\"D_F ek_BB p_a Z_0 L_0 R_0 T_0 B_0 cZ1RN91d_GG I_T\" data-test-id=\"message-group-view\">\n<div class=\"iz_A em_0 Z_0\" role=\"main\" data-test-id=\"message-group-view-scroller\" aria-label=\"Message View\">\n<div data-test-id=\"focus-group\" aria-label=\"Keyboard navigation group. Use arrow keys to navigate, or tab to the next group.\">\n<div class=\"D_F cdPFi_Z1RVMOO cdPFi4_Z2aVTcY\">\n<div data-test-id=\"message-view-body\">\n<div class=\"msg-body P_wpofO iy_A\" data-test-id=\"message-view-body-content\">\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The Yobe State Government has apologised for a false report it released stating that some of the missing schoolgirls from the state had been rescued.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">At least 30 girls of the Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC) Dapchi, were still missing as at Wednesday evening, three days after their school was attacked by suspected Boko Haram members.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">A government statement late on Wednesday stated that many of the missing girls had been freed by soldiers, a statement that turned out false.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The state government released the statement below on Thursday evening to apologise for the misinformation.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The public may recall that we issued a statement last night in which we announced that some of the girls at Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC) Dapchi who went missing after Boko Haram terrorists had stormed their school last Monday were rescued by officers and men of the Nigerian Army who are currently executing the war against the Boko Haram Insurgents.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">We issued the statement on the basis of information provided by one of the security agencies that is involved in the fight against Boko Haram and which we had no reason to doubt.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">We have now established that the information we relied on to make the statement was not credible.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The Yobe State Government apologises for that.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The Yobe State Government apologises for that.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">His Excellency Governor Ibrahim Gaidam was in Dapchi today where he met with community leaders and the Principal and staff of the Girls College.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The governor also addressed the parents of some of the schoolgirls that are still unaccounted for where he told them to pray and exercise patience as the government and security agencies at all levels continue the work to address the unfortunate situation.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">His Excellency Governor Gaidam has also directed Education Ministry officials and the school administration to work closely with the security agencies to establish the actual number of the girls that are still unaccounted for and to contact parents and the community for possible information that could be useful in the investigation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Yobe State Government has apologised for a false report it released stating that some of the missing schoolgirls from the state had been rescued. 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