Terrorists Mock FG, Say It “Failed To Rescue Abducted Students, Negotiated With Us”

By Gideon Njoku

In a viral video, the terrorists who abducted the female students of Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, have put a lie to the Federal Government’s claim that it did not negotiate with the terrorists for the release of the Girls. “They negotiated with us”, the terrorists claimed.

Almost immediately after the Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, happily announced the release of the Girls, the video in which the terrorists mocked the Federal Government for not being able to rescue the students, but forced to negotiate their release surfaced.

One of the terrorists, in the video, was seen interrogating the students and mocking the Government.

The terrorists boasted that even with the presence of the military, and the many fighter jets over-flying where the Girls were kept in a forest, they were still not able to rescue the girls.

The terrorist, in Military uniform, with his gun slung over his head and shoulders asked the girls who sat on the ground in captivity:

“How many jets passed above you?” The girls responded “Uncountable”. He asked again: “Did we leave you hungry?” The girls replied “No”. He asked again: “Were you assaulted?”. Again, the girls responded “No”.

Then, another terrorist took over, promised the girls freedom, and mocked the failure of Government to secure their release.

He  said: “We will take you back home safe to your parents. We are doing this based on peace deals.

“We are letting you go after negotiations. Your Government cannot rescue you with might. Your Government has failed.”

The girls, 25 of them,  were abducted from their school hostel  on November 17. One of them escaped, leaving 24 in captivity. The terrorists, also, shot dead the school’s Vice President and the gateman.

Governor Idris had blamed the Military for the abduction of the Girls, revealing that the soldiers inexplicably abandoned their bit leaving the girls vulnerable. The terrorists attacked about 30 minutes after the soldiers left.

The 24 girls, true to the promise of the terrorists, were released on Tuesday, November 25, to the relief of their parents.

Neither the Government, the Military, nor the Police, has given the details of how the girls were released. But the questions for the Federal Government remain: If you did not negotiate with the terrorists, how come not one was arrested? How come not one was killed? And if you negotiated, what are the details?  Or, have terrorists become Father Christmas? Did they take the risk of abducting the girls, murdering two people, only to come out of it empty- handed?