The Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj.-Gen. Rovers Nicholas, has said that the military has engaged local fishermen and farmers to look for the missing Dapchi girls.
Recall that Boko Haram insurgents had last week invaded the premises of Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, after which 110 girls were declared unaccounted for.
But speaking in Monguno town on Tuesday, Nicholas said that the military was doing everything possible to ensure the rescue of the girls.
He said that the air force had spent over 200 hours combing all possible hideouts of the sect for the girls.
He added that the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar and National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno had come to give support to the troops in the search for the girls.
He said, “What this means is that nobody is sitting down , sleeping over it. It means that the government is serious in rescuing these abducted girls . Primarily, that is why the NSA is here to see things for himself and add value to what we are doing .
“Having said that, the NSA has also introduced us to some locals — fishermen and farmers — who have very good knowledge of this terrain to work with us in terms of intelligence to contribute to the search efforts we are making.
“The Nigerian Air Force has been airborne since the last three days and we will also declare additional platforms to do this exercise .As I speak , many areas have been covered , over 200 hours have been spent flying , combing the whole Theatre in search of the girls.
“Additionally the ground force are there in various places searching in various places identified.”