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President Jonathan accepts Obama's offer to send US security personnel to help rescue abducted

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10 years ago

May 6, 2014

A statement released by presidential spokesperson,
Reuben Abati on his website, says Pres. Jonathan has
accepted the assistance of the US Government offer to send US security personnel to help in effort to locate and rescue abducted girls. Statement below…
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Tuesday welcomed and accepted a definite offer of help from the United States of America in the ongoing effort to locate and rescue the girls abducted from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok three weeks ago.
The offer from President Barack Obama which was
conveyed to President Jonathan by the United States
Secretary of State, Mr. John Kerry in a telephone
conversation which began at 15.30 Hours today, includes the deployment of U.S. security personnel and assets to work with their Nigerian counterparts in the search and rescue operation. Continue…
Mr. Kerry assured President Jonathan that the United States’ is wholly committed to giving Nigeria all required support and assistance to save the abducted girls and bring the reign of terror unleashed on parts of the country by Boko Haram to an end.
Thanking Mr. Kerry for the call and offer of further
assistance, President Jonathan told him that Nigeria’s
security agencies who were already working at full
capacity to find and rescue the abducted girls would
appreciate the deployment of American counter-
insurgency know-how and expertise in support of their
efforts.
After speaking with the United States Secretary of
State, President Jonathan today met with the Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs and heads of national security agencies in continuation of the national efforts to find and rescue the abducted girls.
The President received updates on the ongoing search
and rescue effort, and gave approval for recommended
further actions.
Reuben Abati
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
May 6, 2014