The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Senator representing Kwara Central Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has requested international help in order to find and bring back the 234 abducted schoolgirls in Borno State.
In a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media & Advocacy, Banks Omisore he stated that the same level of technical support given by the international community has provided in trying to locate the missing Malaysian Airline flight MH370 must at this time be extended to Nigeria.
Read the full statement below.
Let me first of all commend our Nigerian security personnel for their
unwavering efforts in trying to locate the children abducted from
Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State on Wednesday, April
16th, 2014.
Since this ugly incident occurred, it has been evident that these
rescue efforts require the full support and cooperation of both
Nigerians, and our friends and allies in the international community –
especially those that share our borders.
Nigeria has always demonstrated that it is always ready to extend its
hands in support when there is a crisis in the international community
– as demonstrated by our continental peacekeeping efforts. It is time
for the international community to do the same.
Given the terrain of the concerned area, the same level of technical
support that the international community has provided in trying to
locate the missing Malaysian Airline flight MH370 must at this time be
extended to Nigeria.
The degeneracy of this abduction has demonstrated that now more than
ever, the world must come together to combat terrorism for the sake of
our shared humanity.
Nigeria will embrace every act of support from our friends. No
meaningful efforts are too small, and no attempts to bring back our
girls will be considered insignificant.
With the reports of the abducted girls being ferried to neighbouring
countries – fluid intelligence gathering and sharing at this time is
also highly crucial. This is why I would like to also appeal to our
friends and allies to provide our security agencies with any relevant
information that will help in completing this mission.
Our military must be supported in every way possible – in the same way
that our political resolve must continue to remain strong. And, as a
country, we must remain unrelenting and unanimous in demanding that
the abducted girls be united back with their families.
In addition to this, the Federal Government must also try to update
the citizenry and the world on the progress being made, as well as the
challenges being met with the rescue efforts.
This is no easy task – to surmount this, we must all work together.
All hands must be on deck.
Together, we can bring back our loved ones.