Chibok leader slams Jonathan’s visit to Borno

President Goodluck Jonathan’s surprise visit to Maiduguri, Bor­
no State capital and epi-centre of Boko Haram insurgency on
Thursday has attracted sharp reactions from the people of the
area.
One of such is a leader of Chibok (KIBAKU) Community, where
over 200 schoolgirls were abducted on April 14, 2014, Dr. Allen
Mannaseh. He flayed the president promises to retake
captured territory without saying anything about the 276
kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls.
“As the spokesman of the Kibaki (Chibok) Community
nationwide, I do not know what to tell people when they call
to ask why the president didn’t say about the Chibok girls. We
feel pained always and we keep asking why is the Chibok girls
case being treated like this?” he asked in a telephone chat
with reporters in Maiduguri.
He described the president’s visit as “political rather than
sincere effort to sympathise with the people,” adding that the
visit came ahead of the presidential campaign in Maiduguri
billed to hold before the end of January.
“Had President Jonathan not visited Maiduguri yesterday
(Thursday) ahead of the campaigns what will he tell us when
he finally comes for his campaign?” he queried.
He said the Baga massacre deserves more than
“condemnation” by the president. He urged the government to
take decisive action to end Boko Haram insurgency and re­
claim lost towns and communities.