Tinubu confirms release of 24 Kebbi school girls
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday, confirmed the release of the 24 Kebbi Schoolgirls abducted by terrorists last Monday.
They are students of Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi state.
The President, who charged the security forces to rescue others still in captivity, spoke through the Special Adviser to the President (Information and Strategy), Bayo Onanuga.
The release of the abducted students from their captors was facilitated through coordinated efforts by officials from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Department of State Services (DSS).
The president expressed delight with the development and ordered security agencies to work towards the prevention of further abductions.
“I am relieved that all 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,” President Tinubu said.
The statement reads: “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.
“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.
“President Tinubu applauded the security agents for all the efforts made to secure freedom for all the victims taken away by the terrorists.
“He tasked the security agents to make more efforts to rescue the remaining students still being held captive.
“I am relieved that all 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,” President Tinubu said.
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