Nigerian Army Reacts to New Proof-of-Life Video of Kidnapped Chibok Girls

The Nigerian military has made a statement about a recent video presenting proof of life evidence of the kidnapped Chibok girls.

Rabe Abubakar

The Director of Defence Information (DDI), Brig-Gen. Rabe Abubakar (rtd), on Thursday branded the latest video by Boko Haram terrorists allegedly showing healthy-looking Chibok girls as propaganda by the terrorists to divert attention from the ongoing rescue operations.

He said that the military cannot authenticate the new video.

“In as much as we saw the menus, we cannot authentic the video. Listen, all these things are campaign. In as much as we saw the so called video, it has nothing to do with our own activities, even though we are sympathetic to the plight of our sisters and brothers with the ungodly group.

“In as much as we have seen the video, it has not nothing to do with our operations. In this era of social media, anytime can happen. It can be concocted because in this era of social mega, anytime can happen, so people should not carried away," he added.

source: nigerianeye