There seems to be confusion within the
Nigerian Army and the Presidency, as one of the declared wanted citizens, Ahmed
U. Bolori, showed up at the military barracks in Maiduguri, the capital of
Borno State, with no one willing to arrest, or interrogate him.
It could be recalled, that the Nigerian
Army, had sequel to the video released by Boko Haram, declared three people
wanted, which include: Ahmed Sakilda, a Journalist; Ahmed U. Bolori and Aisha
Wakil, a Lawyer.
In a statement on Sunday, August, 14,
Ahmed Salkida, was reported to have released a YouTube video, posted on his
twitter handle, in which Boko Haram accused the Nigerian army of killing
dozens of the Chibok girls in the ongoing air strike.
In a message released by an American
based Journalist, Professor Farook Kperoogi, Mr. Bolori was said to have
reported at “the top military barracks in Maiduguri, waited for more than two
hours, but there was no one to interrogate or arrest him.”
Amidst the development, Salkida,
another wanted Nigerian Journalist, on Monday afternoon, released a statement
saying: “My attention has be drawn to to a public notice put out by the
Nigerian Army and signed by Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director, Army
Public Relations.
“The statement declaring me wanted, seeks culpable grounds to punish me
on account of “last two videos released by Boko Haram terrorists and other findings…”
by the Army.
“Clearly, my status as a Nigerian Journalist who has reported
extensively, painstakingly and consistently on the Boko Haram menace in the
country since 2006, is an open book known to Nigerians and the international
community.
“Equally, my total allegiance and sacrifice to the Federal Republic of
Nigeria is self evident.
“I have stayed within the creed of professional journalism in my work.
“As a testimony to the credible and professional values of my access,
since May 2015, l have been to Nigeria three times on the invitation of Federal
Government agencies.
“I made personal sacrifices for the release of our Chibok daughters.
“Finally, the Army is aware that I am not in Nigeria presently.
“In the coming days, I will seek to get a flight to Abuja and avail
myself to the Army authorities.
“Indeed, my return will be hastened if the Military sends me a ticket”,
Salkida said.
Meanwhile, one of the parents of the
missing Chibok girl, Esther Yakubu, Mrs Dorcas Yakubu, has accused the
President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government, of lacking the competence to
secure the release of the Chibok girls.
She decried that after seeing her
daughter speak in the new video released by Boko Haram, she has no option than
to conclude that President Buhari was not doing enough to secure the girls.
“The Chibok girls must be rescued, they must have their lives, the
future that Boko Haram tries to truncate,” she said in an emotional outburst.
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