Nigerian barrister, Aisha Wakil is calling on the Nigerian army to explain the reasons behind the decision to declare her ‘wanted’. On 14 August, Sani Usman, army spokesman, said Wakil, activist Ahmed Bolori and journalist Ahmad Salkida were wanted due to their “close ties with Boko Haram” terrorists.
The army also alleged the three people were “in possession of information” regarding the whereabouts of schoolgirls kidnapped by the group in the village of Chibok, Borno state, in April 2014.
The army made the allegations shortly after Boko Haram released a video purportedly showing some 50 Chibok girls and calling for the release of militants in in return for the release of the girls.
“How can they declare me wanted when they know me very well and they know my house? Wanted for what? If they think I have information on the Chibok girls, why did they not come and ask me? Now that they declared me wanted, did any information on the Chibok girls come out?” Wakil told IBTimes UK during a phone conversation from the federal capital of Abuja.
