#DapchiGirls: Amnesty International Says Nigerian Military Was Alerted Of Boko Haram Presence Hours Before The Girls’ Abduction

Amnesty International has revealed that the Nigerian Military was alerted hours before the abduction of the 110 Dapchi schoolgirls.

Amnesty said that between 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm on February 19, at least five calls were made to tell the security services that Islamist fighters were in the Dapchi area, Punch reports.

Locals spotted about 50 members of the Islamic State group affiliate in a convoy of nine vehicles in Futchimiram, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from Dapchi, then at Gumsa. In Gumsa, where Boko Haram stayed until about 5:00 pm, residents phoned ahead to Dapchi to warn them. The convoy arrived at about 6:30 pm and left about 90 minutes later, the news site further reported.

According to them, Amnesty, whose researchers spoke to about 23 people and three security officials, said the army command in Geidam had told callers they were aware of the situation and were monitoring.