Embattled President Goodluck Jonathan has yet another problem to worry about as parents of the hundreds of abducted female students of the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, have decided to sue his administration over its failure to rescue the innocent victims of Boko Haram terrorists.

This was disclosed yesterday by popular human rights lawyer and activist, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), while declining his appointment into the 26-man Presidential Committee set up by Jonathan on Friday to mobilise efforts to rescue the girls, who were taken away from their hostel in the night of April 14.

Falana said in an email THISDAY entitled ‘Re: Presidential Committee on Abducted Girls’: “l thank the Federal Government for appointing me as a member of the Presidential Committee to make recommendations for the release of the 223 students of the Government College, Chibok, Borno State who are still held incommunicado in the illegal custody of a gang of heartless criminals.

“Apart from my involvement in the ongoing nationwide demonstrations in which protesters are demanding for the immediate release of the abducted girls from the custody of the dreaded Boko Haram sect a Committee of Concerned Nigerians working with the parents of the girls has engaged my professional services to seek legal redress with a view to compelling the Federal Government to discharge its duty to the victims of the crime against humanity.

“Furthermore, I have accepted the request to collaborate with an international human rights organisation which is currently mobilising diplomatic and political support for the release of the abducted girls from the captivity of the nihilist forces.

“In the light of the foregoing I regret my inability to accept the appointment to serve on the Committee to determine the number of the missing girls.

“However, I urge the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to direct the Joint Task Force to intensify the military campaign to secure the release of the girls. After all, the military authorities did announce last week that the girls would regain their liberty in a matter of days.”

•Photo shows President Jonathan.

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