Buhari Says Missing Nigerian Girls Will Be Rescued

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said he was confident that 110 girls missing after militants attacked their school in the northeastern town of Dapchi would be rescued.

“I have no doubt that the Dapchi girls will be rescued or released,” Buhari said in a speech in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe state, in which Dapchi is located, according to a statement from the presidency Wednesday. “I want to reassure parents, Nigerians and the international community that we will do all that is within our power to make sure that the girls are brought back safely to their families.”