British Prime Minister David Cameron
(nets-sng.com)
British Prime Minister, David Cameron has stated before the British
Parliament that describing the Federal Government as negligent or slow
to respond to rescue the over 200 missing girls in Chibok was unfair.
He
said the Jonathan administration was infact doing all it could and that
the Nigerian government under Jonathan’s leadership had been investing
in counter terrorism measures and training for its troops over the past
few years.
Cameron
said, “Today I can announce we have offered Nigeria further assistance
in terms of surveillance aircraft, a military team to embed with the
Nigerian army in their headquarters and a team to work with United
States experts to analyse information on the girls’ location.”
“This
was an act of pure evil. The world is coming together not just to
condemn it but to do everything we can to help the Nigerians find these
young girls.”
MP
Tom Clarke, a former Labour Minister and respected expert on
international development asked the PM, “While I welcome the efforts to
rescue the schoolgirls in Nigeria, will the prime minister agree that
the Nigerian government hasn’t lifted a finger to protect its own
citizens in the north as they were attacked by Boko Haram?”
Cameron
replied: “I don’t think his description of the Nigerian government is
entirely fair. They do face a very vicious terrorist organisation in
terms of Boko Haram.
“They
are investing in and training their armed forces in counter-terrorism
abilities. We have worked with them on that and we are willing to do
more work with them on that, particularly if we can make sure proper
processes are in place for dealing with human rights issues.”
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