Source: THISDAY LIVE
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in
Abuja said that some fraudsters had approached the Federal Government
for money to secure the release of the kidnapped Chibok girls.
A statement issued in Abuja yesterday by
the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi
Adesina said Buhari made the revelation while receiving the Primate and
Archbishops of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) at the State
House, Abuja.
However, the president said that while
the rescue and safe return of the remaining Chibok girls remained a top
priority of his administration, he would not fall for the antics of the
fraudsters whom he said had asked the Federal Government for money to
negotiate the release the girls.
He however did not disclose the identity of the fraudsters.
The president said that his
administration would continue to insist on a thorough authentication of
the identities and bona fides of any persons or groups claiming to have
custody of the girls before entering into negotiations with them.
Adesina said the president, however,
assured the Anglican Bishops of his steadfast commitment to the rescue
of the Chibok Girls, adding that their safe return would be one of his
greatest fulfillments in office as president.
He said Buhari also assured the clerics
that the Federal Government would give maximum attention to the clean-up
of Ogoniland which was launched yesterday.
‘‘We inherited the United Nations
Environmental Project report from the previous administration. We
decided it needed urgent attention, in spite of the economic crunch
because of our concern for the welfare and environmental comfort of the
people of Ogoniland,’’ he said.
Earlier in his remarks, the Primate of
the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev Nicholas Okoh had
ledged the support of the church in helping the Federal Government
achieve its objectives of improving security and the welfare of
Nigerians.
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