He stated that President Muhammadu Buhari hailed the partnership between Katsina and Zamfara states as well as the military in ensuring the release of the schoolboys. He described the rescue as a relief to the families of the boys as well as the country as a whole.
He quoted Buhari to have said his government should be judged fairly as it struggles with the problems of insecurity, corruption and the economy.
“On the issue of detainees held elsewhere in the country by either terrorists or bandits, the President gave assurances that his administration is aware of its responsibility to protect the life and property of the Nigerians.
“President Buhari urged the citizens to be patient and fair to the administration as it deals with the problems of security, economy and corruption.
“He noted that the administration was fully aware that it was elected to resolve challenges.
“When we came, we made efforts that yielded the return of the Chibok Girls. When a similar incident of school abduction happened at Dapchi, we successfully returned all but one of the more than one hundred abductees.”
“When this latest incident happened, we put in our efforts and today we have this result to show.”
“The President pointed to the successes of the administration in dealing with security in the South South and North East.
“He said the North West now presents a challenge which his administration is determined to deal with,” the statement read.
“We have a lot of work to do, especially now that we have re-opened the borders. It is unfortunate that the bandits & terrorists continue to get weapons even under the circumstances of the border closure. We are going to dare them.
“We will deal with all that,” the President assured.
Buhari promised to rescue all Nigerians being held captive by any group in the country.
