President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, April 21, was visited by a very august guest.
The Nigerian president received the US Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Samantha Power at the Statehouse in Abuja.
President Buhari shakes hands with Samantha Power.
A meeting was held shortly after her arrival, though as of the time of filing this report it remains a bit sketchy what the theme of the meeting was and its outcome.
There are speculation thought that Samantha Power might have visited to discuss further the possibilities of redeeming the Chibok girls, and the execution of the war against Boko Haram.
It would be recalled that US officials had said on Wednesday, April 20, that the joint forces of the USA and African countries have found the whereabouts of clusters of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by the Boko Haram sect two years ago.
They noted however, that rescue operations have not been carried out because of fears that any succeeding battle with the insurgents would put the hostages at risk, or provoke some form of revenge against captives still being held in other areas.
According to the officials, a combination of local intelligence, intercepted communications and drone footage had been used to find a large number of the missing girls.
Samantha Power, had said that the Special Operations forces sent by President Obama were doing “surveillance, intelligence and reconnaissance” and would continue their efforts to locate the Chibok girls.
“I want to assure the parents of the Chibok girls and the parents of any children gone missing that, indeed, the United States is in this for the long haul,” she said.
Below are more photos from the meeting.
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President Buhari and Samantha Powers flanked by US and Nigerian officials.
President Buhari meeting with Samantha Power and some other delegates.
Samantha Power shakes hands with President Buhari at the Aso villa.
Meanwhile, Ms Power, has expressed her sincere regret after her convoy accidentally hit and killed a 7-year-old boy in Cameroon on Monday, April 18.
BBC reports that the UN ambassador was in Cameroon to show support for the campaign against the Islamist terror group, Boko Haram when the accident happened.
An armored jeep in the motorcade was said to be traveling at 60mph when the vehicle hit the boy in the small city of Mokolo, in northern Cameroon. Samantha was on her way to meet refugees and displaced people by the brutal terrorist attacks across West Africa.
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