[Mhiz Rebecca]

The Federal Government has extended an invitation to
members of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group, for
a trip to Sambisa Forest, in search of the missing
Chibok girls.
This was conveyed in a letter signed by the Minister of
Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and
addressed to the convener of the group, Mrs. Oby
Ezekwesili and made available to the media on
Saturday.
BBOG
has
been asked to nominate three of its members to join
the trip which will take place on January 16.
The letter read in part: “The trip being planned by the
military will see the ministers of defence and
information, the Chief of Air Staff and Chief of Army
Staff joining the invited BBOG members and a select
group of journalists.
“They will first go to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF)
Command Centre in Yola to witness firsthand the efforts
being made to search for the girls by NAF and then join
the day and night sorties with the BAF to the Sambisa
Forest.
“Please note that due to limited seats on the search
plane, only two of the invited BBOG members will join
the NAF sorties.
“After
the
sorties, the team will return to Yola for bidding by the
NAF on their daily search for the girls as well as all
those who have been abducted by Boko Haram.
“Departure is scheduled for 8.30a.m. at the Air Force
wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on
Monday the Jan. 16, 2017.”