Parent of missing Dapchi schoolgirls goes 'into hiding'

Hassana Mohammed, 13,scaled a fence to escape an alleged Boko Haram attack on her Government Girls Science and Technical College on Monday (PHOTO: AFP)

A parent of one of the girls missing since the attack and kidnap at a school in Yobe state has told the BBC that he is in hiding after police issued an order for his arrest.

The order came after a convoy belonging to the state governor was pelted with stones after he told parents following the army had not found any of the missing girls - backtracking on earlier assurances.

The man, who didn't want to be identified, said one parent has already been arrested. Police have yet to respond to requests for confirmation of the arrest order.

The man told the BBC he had run from his home and was hiding in the bush after he heard of the arrest warrant against him.

He fears it may actually be an attempt by the authorities to stop him talking to the media.

His daughter has been missing since Monday, when Boko Haram stormed their town and reportedly abducted children from the girl’s secondary school.


Authorities failed to acknowledge the kidnapping until Wednesday night, when they claimed some girls had been rescued.

Addressing parents in Dapchi village on Thursday the governor retracted that claim. Angry parents then pelted his convoy with stones.


This torrent of misinformation on the part of authorities mirrors the aftermath of the kidnapping of the Chibok girls in 2014, 100 of whom are still missing four years later.

BBC