United States president, Mr. Barack
Obama, has condemned last week’s
seizure of Chibok town by members of
the Boko Haram sect.
Chibok is the town where the terrorists
abducted more than 270 female
students in April, 2014.
Reacting to the seizure through a
spokesperson of the White House, Ms.
Jen Psaki, the United States leader
lamented the incidence, saying that it
had shown how difficult the situation in
the Northern parts of Nigeria was.
Asked to confirm if he believed that the
Nigerian army was not really managing
to take control of the situation in the
northeast, Obama declined comments
but said that the American military
advisors sent out in the back end of April
were still on the ground to assist in
finding the girls.
“I believe there is still a presence there. I
don’t have the exact specifics on the
numbers on that front,” he said.
“We are aware of the report. And while
we are closely monitoring it, we don’t
have confirmation of all the specifics that
have been out there. We condemn these
attacks in Chibok, a community that has
already suffered too much.
“Our condolences go out to the families
of the victims. We remain committed to
helping the government of Nigeria
address the threat posed by extremist
organizations and to assist – assisting
Nigeria and its neighbours – Cameroon
and Chad – to address critical security
needs.”
He further asserted that his
administration had provided a range of
assistance to the government of Nigeria
over the course that he outlined above,
stressing that he would continue to work
very closely with Nigeria and her
neighbours on addressing the threat
from Boko Haram members.
Leadership.
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