UN Blasts Buhari Over Shoddy Investigation Of Kankara Schoolboys Abduction

The United Nations has chastised President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration over the ihandling of the abducted Kankara schoolboys  investigation.

Recall that hundreds of schoolboys were kidnapped from Kankara government school in Katsina, Buhari’s home state, in November.

But in a statement issued on Wednesday by the UN panel of experts in Geneva, Switzerland, the global organization and humanitarian body said the purported investigation into the abduction was poorly done.

The panel express displeasure at what it described as lack of transparency three months after the abduction.

The experts also bemoaned lack of rehabilitation for the kidnapped children, urging the Buhari’s regime to prioritise the rehabilitation of schoolchildren traumatised due to the abduction

“We are concerned about the total lack of transparency and effective action almost three months later,” they said.

“There has still not been an impartial, independent investigation into the abductions nor specialised rehabilitation for the children after the incident,” the statement added.

The UN also called on the president to strengthen the security measures for those at risk since it is the government’s sole responsibility to protect the citizens.

It noted that there was a high rate of insecurity in the North, affecting mostly females subjected to gender-based violence.

“We are alarmed at reports that an unknown number of women and girls have been abducted in recent years and subjected to domestic servitude, forced labour, sexual slavery through forced marriages, forced and unwanted pregnancies.

“Serious concern is expressed about the physical and psychological integrity of these individuals, who are at increased risk of exploitation, trafficking, sexual and gender-based violence and other forms of violence,” they said.

The experts appealed to the Nigerian government to conduct independent investigations without any further delay.

The Nigeria government security agencies headed by the newly appointed service chiefs have inherited an increasing level of insecurity and have yet to proffer a solution to the crisis.

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