Tobi Soniyi in Abuja
United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, has said that the US is poised to provide Nigeria with information and intelligence needed to locate the missing Chibok girls and fight Boko Haram in Nigeria.
According to her, the issue of the missing girls remains a huge priority to the United States of America.
Speaking after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock in Abuja, Power said she discussed the case of the missing girls extensively with Buhari.
She said: “The issue of the Chibok girls and other adaptations is of huge priority to the U.S. And it was the issue I discussed at length with President Buhari today .
“We had moved to provide the information and intelligence needed to the Nigerian authorities . We have in recent months been able to allocate additional information sharing platforms and additional surveillance to aid the fight against Boko Haram .
“We will not rest , we will continue to deepen our partnership and be more effective with out partners on the ground . We are determined to support Nigeria and other neighboring countries efforts to secure more rescues of adopted people and releases in the days and weeks ahead .
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