Thursday 3 July 2014

Echoes of Insecurity in Northeast Nigeria: Parents of Abducted Schoolgirls Asking to be Allowed to Go Searching in Sambisa

Echoes of Insecurity in Northeast Nigeria: Parents of Abducted Schoolgirls Asking to be Allowed to Go Searching in Sambisa

2 comments:

bartdece said...

Has that to do with the interviews Zanna gave to Sahara Reporters about the rape and shooting of girls? As a European I am not very familiar with the situation in Nigeria, although I'm extremely well connected to the Nigerian community in my country, but I'm getting there since I follow the Nigerian news extensively since Chibok. Why do not any other newspapers echo the news? Because they think it is a hoax or because they do not want to stir up emotions? And how credible are Sahara Reporters and especially Zanna, who was said to be a BH sponsor if I'm not mistaken? Please enlighten me. The fate of the Chibok girls and the ones abducted before and since leaves me sleepless, more than the average Nigerian I guess..

Metro Times said...

Thanks for reading my blog and for raising this interesting question.
Senator Zannah has too many question to answer, especially on his link with Boko Haram. But this blog does not have the liberty of proving if he has any relationship with Boko Haram or not. In 2013, a Boko Haram kingpin whom he said was his nephew (son of his sister was traced and arrested in his home. He denied knowing if the young man was a member of Boko haram. Since then, Senator Zanna has been on the radar. He is always first to hear and report attacks by boko Haram even before the security gets wind of it. That too puts to question about his not being associate of Boko Haram. There are serious cases of rape of women, girls by Boko haram mostly in their secret camps, but the one reported by Senator Zanna was being perceived as hoax because no one could get them confirmed. The senator had been a very passive legislator, but his voice suddenly became loud since he began to comment on Boko Haram, the story changed