…..Orders Intensified Rescue Efforts for Others Still in Captivity
President Bola Tinubu has expressed relief at the release of the 24 schoolgirls abducted by terrorists in Maga, Kebbi State, on Monday, November 17.
The statement was issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
The students were seized in an early-morning raid just moments after a military detachment left the school premises.
The attack in Kebbi was followed by copycat kidnappings in Eruku, Kwara State, and Papiri in Niger State.
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All 38 victims abducted in Eruku were freed on Sunday. On the same day, the Niger State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) confirmed that 50 of the missing students from a Catholic school in the state had returned home.
President Tinubu commended the security agencies for their efforts in securing the release of the victims so far but stressed the need for intensified operations to free those still in captivity.
“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,” the President said.
