The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, yesterday declared its support for the offer by the United States, Britain, France and China to help in rescuing the abducted Chibok school girls.
ACF National Publicity Secretary, Mohammed Ibrahim in a statement in Kaduna, urged the presidential committee to swing into action, collaborate with Borno State government and security agencies to immediately rescue the female students.
The statement however said that the Federal Government acted belatedly in rescuing the girls.
ACF said: “The Federal Government has constituted a Presidential Committee on a fact finding mission to verify the number of Chibok school girls abducted, trace their whereabouts and identify the lapses of government agencies in this saga.
“Although the Federal Government has acted belatedly, it is a good development considering the general outrage and protests by women organisations, civil societies and the general public on its earlier inaction posture.
“ACF had earlier called on the government to make concerted effort towards the safe rescue and release of the abducted girls from their captors.
“ACF appreciates the assistance being offered to Nigeria by the United States, Britain, China and other countries to rescue the abducted girls.
“ACF equally shares the grief, plight and concern of the parents, relations and all Nigerians in this traumatic experience and pray for the safe release of these innocent girls.”
