President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria has suffered a “national disaster” after dozens of girls went missing following an attack by Boko Haram jihadis on their school in north-east Nigeria. “This is a national disaster. We are sorry that this could have happened,” he said in a statement, issued five days after the attack in the town of Dapchi in Yobe state. “We pray that our gallant armed forces will locate and safely return your missing family members.

Source: Missing Nigerian girls declared ‘national disaster’ by president