Chibok: Britain, China To Deploy Advanced Tracking Technologies To Locate Abducted Girls

In furtherance of efforts by the Federal Government to locate and rescue
the girls abducted from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok,
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Wednesday requested and received a
commitment from Britain to deploy its intelligence gathering resources in
support of Nigeria’s security agencies currently engaged in the search and
rescue operation.

President Jonathan who spoke with the British Prime Minister, Mr. David
Cameron on the phone after meeting with Premier Li Keqiang of China who is
on an official visit to Nigeria, asked and received a promise of the
deployment of British Satellite Imaging capabilities and other advanced
tracking technologies  in support of the ongoing effort.

The President thanked Mr. Cameron,  the British Government  and people for
their concern over the fate of the abducted girls and their willingness to
provide concrete assistance to save th  e girls from the terrorists who
seized them from their school.

He told the Prime Minister that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will
liaise with the British Government through its High Commission in Nigeria
to work out practical details of the promised support and collaboration
against terrorism.

The Peoples’ Republic of China has also offered to assist in the effort to
rescue the abducted girls.

In talks with President Jonathan earlier today, Premier Li Keqiang
promised that his country will make any useful information acquired by its
satellites and intelligence services available to Nigeria’s security
agencies.

Mr. Keqiang assured the President that China will support Nigeria’s fight
against terrorism in every possible way, including the training of
military personnel for anti-insurgency operations.