PRESIDENT BUHARI ATTENDS JUMA'AT PRAYER 7A&B. L-R; Acting Chairman EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, National Security Adviser to the President Major General, Babagana Monguno, Commander of Brigade of guards Brig Gen MS Yusuf and Director General DSS, Lawan Daura and in a chat after Juma'at prayer at the Aso Villa in Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. APRIL 21 2017.
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FG sets up committee to probe abduction of Dapchi girls

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The Federal Government has set up a 12-member committee to unravel the circumstances surrounding the abduction of 110 students of the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC) in Dapchi, Yobe State, following the attack on the school by insurgents on 19 Feb. 2018.
The committee was convened by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd), according to a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.
The Committee, which will be chaired by a military officer of the rank of Major General, comprises one senior Provost each from the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Air Force; representatives of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA); Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA); Nigeria Police Force (NPF); Department of State Services (DSS); Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC); two representatives of the Yobe State Government and a representative of the Office of the National Security Adviser.
The terms of reference of the Committee include ascertaining the circumstances surrounding the abduction of the girls, confirming the presence, composition, scale and disposition of security emplaced in Dapchi as well as in GGSTC before the incident and suggesting measures that can lead to the location and rescue of the girls.
The panel, which is expected to submit its report by 15 March 2018, is also saddled with recommending measures to prevent future occurrence.
The Committee will be inaugurated on Wednesda(28Feb2018).

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