Nigerian Police Trade Words With Nigerian Army, Says, ''You Never Handed-over Dapchi Security To Us''!

The Nigerian police and the military seem to be trading words on the security breach leading to the kidnap of over 100 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in Yobe State. The state Police Command yesterday denied claims by the Nigerian Military that it handed over the security of Dapchi community to the force just before the attack on Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi on Monday, February 19th. 110 students of the school are currently missing.

You may recall the state governor Ibrahim Gaidam alleged that the attack would not have occurred if the military did not withdraw its troops from the community one week before the attack, the military issued a statement saying troops were redeployed out of the town due to fresh Boko Haram attacks in another community and that the security of Dapchi community was handed over to the police division in the community.

The state police command has however issued a statement denying the claim. The statement read;

''The attention of the Yobe State Police Command has been drawn to Press Statement from Headquarters of Operation Lafiya Dole subscribing that “Dapchi has been relatively calm and peaceful and the security of Dapchi town was formally handed over to the Nigeria Police Division located in the town.

 The statement by the Military of formal handing over of Dapchi town to the Nigeria Police Division in Dapchi is not correct and untrue, as there was no time that the military informed the Police of their withdrawal, consult or handed over their locations in Dapchi town to the Police. The whole of Yobe State is still under Security Emergency which the Police, the Military, and other security agencies are battling to ensure lasting peace.

 Members of the public in Yobe State are implored to disregard and discountenance this claim that the Military formally handed the security of Dapchi town to the Nigeria Police as untrue, unfounded and misleading.

The Yobe State Police Command will continue to cooperate with other security agencies in ensuring safety and protection of lives and property of people of Yobe State.”