‘Suspected Cameroon bomber not from Chibok’

The Chibok Community in Abuja on Tuesday said
the suspected female suicide bomber that was
arrested in Cameroon was not from their
community, based on information made
available to them by the Federal Government.
The Chairman of the community, Tsambido
Abana, told our correspondent on Tuesday that
the suspect had never attended a conventional
school, noting that the minor, who does not speak
English, was believed to be from Bama area of
Borno State.
Asked if his group had seen the girl’s picture,
Abana stated that it was not released to him or
his community members, adding that the picture
was given to Aisha Oyebode of Murtala
Muhammed Foundation for verification.
He said he would not approach the foundation
for the picture, noting that it was clear that the
girl was not from Chibok, fbased on the
information released by the government.
“I won’t bother to go and see the picture, because
from the information given by the government, it
is apparent that the girl is not from Chibok. Going
to see the picture would create an unnecessary
tension and expectation among the Chibok
parents whose daughters are missing,” he said.
The BringBackOurGirls group also said it had not
seen the picture of the suspect, saying it (picture)
was not made available to them.
A co-coordinator of the group, Aisha Yesufu, said
the government did not release any picture to the
group.
The BBOG had earlier advised the government to
authenticate the suspect’s claim that she was one
of the abducted 219 Chibok girls.