#DapchiGirls: Photos from President Buhari Visits to Dapchi School
President Buhari earlier today paid a visit to the Government Girls Science and Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe state where 110 students were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on February 19th.
He also met with the parents of the abducted girls, assuring them that his administration will do everything within its power to ensure that the girls return home safely.
Federal Government recently confirmed the abduction of 110 Dapchi school girls by officially releasing their names and other details.
The list was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who has twice led a Federal Government delegation to Yobe since the tragic incident occurred.
The list, which was handed over to the Minister by the Yobe State Government, contains the name, age and class of each of the 110 students.
Out of the 110 missing girls, 8 are in JSS1, 17 in JSS2, 12 in JSS3, 40 in SS1, 19 in SS2 and 14 in SS3. The girls’ ages range from 11 to 19 years.
The list, which also contains the contact address and phone number of each missing girl, was verified by a 26-member Screening Committee that includes the Executive Secretary, State Teaching Service Board, Musa Abdulsalam; Director, Schools’ Management, Ministry of Education, Shuaibu Bulama; Principal of GGSTC, Adama Abdulkarim; the two Vice Principals, Ali Musa Mabu and Abdullahi Sule Lampo; Admission Officer, Bashir Ali Yerima, and the Form Masters for all the classes.
Meanwhile, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on Tuesday relocated to Yobe State to personally superintend the search for the girls.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) had earlier deployed more platforms to the North-east for the search, as the security agencies ramp up their efforts to locate and rescue the girls. E
