The Governor of Yobe State, Ibrahim Gaidam has accused the military of causing the attack on Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe.
The governor said the military withdrew troops from the area a week to the attack, during which 110 girls have now been confirmed missing.
Gaidam disclosed this on Sunday when his Borno State counterpart, Kashim Shettima, paid him a visit.
He said, “I blame the whole attack on Dapchi on the military and the defence headquarters who withdrew troops from Dapchi.
“The attack occurred barely a week after the military withdrew the soldiers from there.
“Before then, Dapchi has been peaceful, there was never such incident. But just a week after they withdrew the troops, Boko Haram came to attack the town.
“When I met the theater commander on why the military where withdrawn, he said they have shortage of manpower. To me, it is not an excuse because it’s duty bound for the FG to recruit and bridge the gap.”
Gaidam compared the attack to an earlier one in which Boko Haram killed some students at the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, also in Yobe.
He insisted that both attacks would have been prevented if the military had been present.
“Let me be quoted anywhere, the military must take blame for the attack on Dapchi.
“The same thing happened in 2013 when the military suddenly removed troops guarding the town and a week later Boko Haram went there to attack the town and the secondary school there killing 29 students,” he lamented.
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