Nigeria: Yobe School Attack - We Can't Confirm 'Rescue' of Missing Schoolgirls - Nigerian Military

22 February 2018

A day after Yobe State authorities said some schoolgirls reported missing after a Boko Haram attack had been rescued by Nigerian soldiers, the Defence Headquarters has told PREMIUM TIMES it has no such information.

"We cannot confirm" the statement by Yobe State that some of the girls have been rescued, Defence spokesperson, John Agim, told PREMIUM TIMES Thursday morning.

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