President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria has accepted a definite offer from US President Barrack Obama to help locate and rescue the schoolgirls abducted from Chibok in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno three weeks ago by the militant Islamist group, Boko Haram.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, said in a statement here Tuesday that the offer from President Obama was conveyed to Jonathan by US Secretary of State John Kerry in a telephone conversation Tuesday afternoon.
The statement added that the assistance included the deployment of US security personnel and assets in collaboration with their Nigerian counterparts for the search and rescue operation.
"Mr Kerry assured President Jonathan that the US is wholly committed to giving Nigeria all required support and assistance to save the abducted girls and bring the reign of terror unleashed on parts of the country by Boko Haram to an end," the statement said.
It said President Jonathan thanked Kerry for the telephone call and for the assistance.
The statement, however, said that the president had told Kerry that Nigeria's security agencies, who were already working at full capacity to find and rescue the abducted girls, would appreciate the deployment of American counter-insurgency know-how and expertise in support of their efforts.
It further said that the president also met the Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs and heads of national security agencies in continuation of the national efforts to find and rescue the abducted girls.
The statement also said that the president received updates on the ongoing search and rescue effort, and gave approval for recommended further actions.
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