JTF demands N50m for rescuing Chibok Girl

Following the rescue of Amina Ali, one of the girls abducted by Boko Haram, the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) has asked the Nigerian Police Force to give them he N50 million reward it promised in 2014.

The girl was rescued by the youth vigilante group alongside her Boko Haram husband and handed over to the military on Tuesday, May 17.

Daily Trust reports that CJTF made reference to promise made by the police in 2014 when it promised that information leading to the rescue of the abducted Chibok girls will be rewarded with N50 million.

Mr Frank Mba who was the then police spokesperson urged patriotic Nigerians to give useful information.

“The Nigeria Police hereby announce a cash reward of N50 million to anyone who volunteers credible information that will lead to the location and rescue of the female students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State.”

“The Force urges all patriotic citizens with useful information to contact the following numbers: 09-2914649 08081777309 08055547536 08032125050 08034617591 08035969731. While calling on the general public to be part of the solution to the present security challenge, the Police High Command also reassures all citizens that any information given would be treated anonymously and with utmost confidentiality.”

Barrister Jibrin Gunda who is the legal adviser of the CJTF said this was the time the for the police to fulfil its pledge.

“We feel we should remind the police that the promise is sacred. There is no denying the fact that it is our gallant operatives, the youth vigilantes, who rescued Amina Ali from the hands of the Boko Haram.

“This feat is worth celebrating because the whole world, including the USA, Britain, France and other allies worked closely with the Nigerian security forces in order to locate the missing girls but to no avail. However, our boys, with just sticks and bows and arrows traced one of them.

Amina Ali, the first Chibok girl to be rescued
“We are, therefore appealing to the Nigeria Police to fulfill its promise and release the N50 million.”
“Between 2013 and now, we have lost over 600 of our members to the Boko Haram. They died while confronting the miscreants.

“Many of those that died have wives, children and parents. They need to be supported,” he said.

He also called on President Muhammadu Buhari to consider the CJTF in the federal government’s youth empowerment initiatives.

“I’m of the opinion that without the sacrifice and dedication of our youths, the fight against the Boko Haram would have been something else. It’s our youth that know the train and because of the fact that they were born and brought up around Borno, they easily identify Boko Haram insurgents.

“Similarly, in the course of the fight, they work closely with the Nigerian security forces. However, when it comes to sharing credits for bravery, our boys are more often forgotten.”

Another member of the vigilante group who spoke anonymously said the money should be released as the youths deserved it for their effort.

“The Civilian JTF member, who recognided Amina Ali by just one look at her is from Baalle community. I won’t just tell his name until the promised reward is released,” he said.