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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will visit kidnapped girl's town confirms chief aide Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan 'will visit kidnapped girl's town'
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The Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan will visit the town where 223 girls were kidnapped by Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram, according to the president’s financial aide. The Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan will visit the town where 223 girls were kidnapped by Islamist terror group Boko Haram, according to his financial aide.
After cancelling a trip to Chibook yesterday, Dr Doyin Okupe the president’s Senior Special Assistant confirmed that President Jonathan would be organising another visit to the town at some point in the future. After cancelling a trip to Chibok yesterday, Dr Doyin Okupe, the president’s senior special assistant, confirmed that President Jonathan would be organising another visit to the town at some point in the future.
Speaking to Sky News Dr Okupe said: "The president will visit Chibok and we will get them released" Speaking to Sky News, Dr Okupe said: "The president will visit Chibok and we will get them released"
Adding they would do whatever it took to get the girls back safely. He added that they would do "whatever it took" to get the girls back safely.
Okupe also said that the belief that Jonathan had decided against visiting Chibook because of safety concerns was a “misconception.” Okupe also said that the belief that Mr Jonathan had decided against visiting Chibok because of safety concerns was a “misconception.”
The president’s decision to cancel his planned trip to Chibook, which sits in the Muslim region of Borno a hotbed of Boko Haram activity, was met with outrage from those related to the girls that were still missing. The president’s decision to cancel his planned trip to Chibok, which sits in the Muslim region of Borno – a hotbed of Boko Haram activity – was met with outrage from those related to the girls that were still missing.
The relatives believed the snub showed that the government were not working hard enough to find the girls and that Jonathan was ignoring the north of the country. The relatives believed the snub showed that the government was not working hard enough to find the girls and that Mr Jonathan was ignoring the north of the country.
Despite it being a month since the girls went missing, Jonathan is yet to visit Chibook and many feel it is because of safety concerns with the president feeling he might be susceptible to an attack from the extremists that operate in the area. Despite it being a month since the girls went missing, Mr Jonathan is yet to visit Chibok and many feel it is because of safety concerns with the president feeling he might be susceptible to an attack from the extremists that operate in the area.
Jonathan is currently in Paris at a summit hosted by French president Francois Hollande with the hope of getting Nigeria and the country’s that border Nigeria like Chad, Niger and Chad to work more closely in tackling terrorism in the region. Mr Jonathan is currently in Paris at a summit hosted by the French president François Hollande with the hope of getting Nigeria and its neighbours, including Chad and Niger, to work more closely in tackling terrorism in the region.