The visit of the governor of Yobe State,Ibrahim Geidam, to Dapchi turned out to be a decision he will live to regret as his visit turned bloody when angry Dapchi residents hurled stones at his convoy.
It can be recalled that the state government issued a statement on Wednesday 20th of February 2018, claiming to have rescued many of the kidnapped students of Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi. The government’s statement, however, turned out to be false. Hence, warranting a new statement by the state government to debink the rescue story.
The Dapchi residents did not hesitate to show their anger and disgust at the governor as they threw heavy stones at his convoy, injuring some of his aides and destroying several vehicles in his convoy.
Some of the officials were seen with blood stained clothes, the angry crowed had to be dispersed with tear gas by security aides attached to the governor. A journalist in the convoy who spoke on the basis of anonymity, said a cameraman was also injured.
He said, “we were in fear as residents continued to throw stones to protest against the governments handling of the girls’ abduction. The angry residents ignored the tear gas as they vandalized seven vehicles in our convoy”.
“From the little information we got, they were angry that the Yobe State Government deceived Nigerians that the school girls had been rescued when nobody was rescued. Some told the governor to present the girls that were rescued. The governor had to leave the town to avoid any further disaster.” he concluded.
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