Leader Of Chibok Community Slams Jonathan’s Visit To Borno State

President Good­luck Jonathan’s surprise visit to Maiduguri, Bor­no State capital and epi-centre of Boko Haram insurgency on Thursday has attracted sharp reac­tions from the people of the area.

One of such is a leader of Chibok (KIBAKU) Com­munity, where over 200 schoolgirls were abducted on April 14, 2014, Dr. Al­len Mannaseh. He flayed the president promises to retake captured territory without saying anything about the 276 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls.

“As the spokesman of the Kibaki (Chibok) Com­munity nationwide, I do not know what to tell peo­ple when they call to ask why the president didn’t say about the Chibok girls. We feel pained always and we keep asking why is the Chibok girls case be­ing treated like this?” he asked in a telephone chat with reporters in Maidu­guri.

He described the presi­dent’s visit as “political rather than sincere effort to sympathise with the peo­ple,” adding that the visit came ahead of the presi­dential campaign in Mai­duguri billed to hold before the end of January.

“Had President Jonathan not visited Maiduguri yes­terday (Thursday) ahead of the campaigns what will he tell us when he finally comes for his campaign?” he queried.

He said the Baga mas­sacre deserves more than “condemnation” by the president. He urged the government to take deci­sive action to end Boko Haram insurgency and re­claim lost towns and com­munities.