Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that half of nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted by the extremist Boko Haram from Chibok, Borno State, may never be found despite ongoing rescue efforts, in a grim prediction likely to unsettle parents and Nigerians pushing for their release.
According to Obasanjo, it would be “inconceivable” to have all the girls back, and that it would be a “near-miracle” if that happens.
“It’s inconceivable to get all of them back. If you get all of them back, I will consider it a near-miracle,” said the former president, who spoke by telephone from Senegal. Do you think they will hold all of them together up till now? The logistics for them to do that, holding over 200 girls together, is too much,” he said.
