Governor Ibrahim Geidam has blamed the withdrawal of troops from Dapchi in Yobe State on the abduction of the students of Government Girls’ Science Technical College in Dapchi in the state.
“I blame the whole attack on Dapchi on the military and the defence headquarters who withdrew troops from Dapchi,” Gaidam said.
Geidam who spoke on Sunday when he received the Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, in Damaturu, said the troops were withdrawn from Dapchi a week before the attack by Boko Haram.
In the encounter, 110 students have been declared missing.
Said Geidam: “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“When I met the theatre commander on why the military where withdrawn, he said they have shortage of manpower.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….
“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.”
