The Chibok community in Abuja has lashed out at security forces both from Nigeria and the world, which are currently engaged in the rescue mission of the Chibok school girls, for not being able to engage the Boko Haram sect four months after their abduction.

Speaking at the daily sit-out of the #BringBackOurGirls group in Abuja yesterday, the chairman of Chibok community in Abuja, Mr Tsambido Hosea-Abana, challenged the security forces to confront the sect and rescue the girls if they want to prove that they are not afraid.

Hosea-Abana, who alleged that the security operatives were afraid of the Boko Haram sect because of fears of losing their lives, also noted that the families of the abducted were ready to sacrifice something provided the menace of Boko Haram was curbed.

“I know now that the military are scared of Boko Haram. That is my conclusion after four months and our girls are not yet back. I don’t know if we can find another strategy that will help bring the girls back. For four months now, if the military are really doing something, they would have brought our girls back. If there is a rescue operation, the girls would have been back by now. We don’t want stories any longer. Since the Nigerian government does not want to negotiate, they should go into the forest.

“After four months, there is nothing concrete. There is no information to show that there is a rescue mission. Something should be done as the parents of the Chibok girls are living a life of uncertainty. They need answers,” he said.

He also called on the federal government to empower the hunters and Civilian JTF, who are ready to fight the sect members, so that they can invade the Sambisa Forest, as the excuse of endangering the lives of some of the girls by the military can no longer hold water.

”When we went to see the chief of defence staff, we were told that the Sambisa Forest is a minefield. They said they don’t want to endanger the lives of the girls. I don’t think it is the case. All I can say is that they are afraid. Instead of calling on the Nigerian Army to intervene on the abducted girls, we should empower the civilian vigilantes and local hunters to go rescue the girls,” he concluded.