Pesident Bola Tinubu has officially welcomed the release of 24 schoolgirls abducted by terrorists in Maga, Kebbi State, last Monday, and has...
Pesident Bola Tinubu has officially welcomed the release of 24 schoolgirls abducted by terrorists in Maga, Kebbi State, last Monday, and has called on security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue others still in captivity.
The girls were taken from their school at dawn on November 17, shortly after a military detachment left the premises.
The attack in Kebbi sparked a wave of copycat kidnappings in Eruku, Kwara State, and Papiri, Niger State.
This is contained in a statement released on Tuesday by the Special adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
The statement disclosed that President Tinubu commended the security operatives for their relentless efforts in securing the release of the victims.
He urged them to redouble efforts to ensure the rescue of students who remain in the hands of terrorists.
The statement read, "President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the release today of the 24 schoolgirls abducted by terrorists in Maga Kebbi last Monday.
"Terrorists struck at the school at dawn on November 17 and abducted the girls, moments after a military detachment left the premises.
"The Kebbi incident triggered some other copycat kidnappings in Eruku in Kwara State and Papiri in Niger State."
The statement noted that “all 38 kidnapped victims in Eruku were freed on Sunday”.
“The same day, the Niger State chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria said 50 of the missing students of the Catholic School in Niger have been found in their parents' homes,” it said.
"President Tinubu applauded the security agents for all the efforts made to secure freedom for all the victims taken away by the terrorists.”
“I am relieved that all the 24 girls have been accounted for. Now, we must put as a matter of urgency more boots on the ground in the vulnerable areas to avert further incidents of kidnapping. My government will offer all the assistance needed to achieve this,” Tinubu added.
However, the President made no reference to justice for the victims or to holding the terrorists accountable for their actions.
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