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Tinubu Seems Not Serious About Rescuing Remaining Chibok Girls – Edwin Clark
An esteemed leader of the Ijaw nation, Edwin Clark, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to establish a task force dedicated to the rescue of the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from Chibok, Borno State, and other individuals currently held captive.
During a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, marking the tenth anniversary of the girls’ abduction, Clark said it appeared to him and some others that Tinubu’s administration is not serious about seeking the freedom of the remaining Chibok girls.
However, he emphasized the importance of the task force operating with bravery.
Clark criticized previous governments for their failure to secure the release of the girls and other captives, underscoring the need for Tinubu to display courage and exhaust all efforts in the rescue mission, thereby leaving a lasting legacy for his administration.
Clark highlighted that approximately 90 girls remain in captivity, emphasizing that the nation cannot abandon its citizens in such dire circumstances.
He said: “Tinubu should appoint a special taskforce with brave soldiers, competent, transparent and not nepotic.
“It appears to some of us that President Tinubu’s government is not serious in the effort to rescue the remaining Chibok girls.
“About 90 of them are still missing after 10 years. This should be a source of worry and concern to any government of a serious nation.”
He remembered the incident where the United States of America successfully rescued its citizen, Philip Walton, who was abducted in a peculiar manner along the border between the Niger Republic and Nigeria in October 2020.
He said this incident highlighted the fact that Nigeria possesses the necessary capabilities to achieve a similar remarkable accomplishment.
”The then President of the US, Mr. Donald Trump, followed the matter to its conclusion. When Mr. Philip was rescued, President Trump was so excited that a citizen of his country held hostage had been rescued and described the action as ‘big win for our very elite US Special Forces,” Clark noted.
