Chad not involved in Chibok girls’ kidnap, says envoy

‎The government of Chad says it has nothing to do with the abduction of Chibok girls by Boko Haram on April 14 as being speculated in the media.

The deputy ambassador of Chad to Nigeria, who simply identified himself as “Dr. Muhammed”, made the comment on Wednesday when the #BringBackOurGirls group stormed the embassy.

“Chad and Nigeria are brothers. Governments will come and go but the relationship between Chad and Nigeria will remain,” he said.

“Chad has nothing to do with the girls. The relationship between Nigeria and Chad is bound by history and geography.”

The Chadian government had refused to make a statement since the failed ceasefire between the Nigerian government and Boko Haram it reportedly brokered.

‎Riot police in hundreds guarded the embassy as the advocacy group stormed the place to ask questions regarding the role of the Chadian government in the botched ceasefire and negotiations with Boko Haram to release the abducted Chibok girls.

Issa Brahimi, the ambassador of Chad to Nigeria, who spoke with the representatives of the advocacy group in a private meeting, said that Chad had nothing to do with the ceasefire agreement and negotiations for the release of the abducted Chibok girls.

Aisha Yesufu, a representative of the #BringBackOurGirls group who attended the meeting, quoted the ambassador as saying, “I only read it in the newspapers, this involvement of Chad in‎ the ceasefire agreement.”

‎She said Brahimi also dissociated his country from the insurgents, saying no Chadian is a member of Boko Haram or sponsor of the terror group.

“The ambassador said Chad never announced that it knew where the girls were,” she said.

“He said Nigerians should ask the Nigerian government where the girls are.”