President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday welcomed the release of the 24 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, last Monday.
Naijaonpoint reports that the girls were kidnapped at dawn on November 17, shortly after a military detachment reportedly left the school premises, allowing terrorists to invade and whisk the students away.
The Kebbi abduction triggered similar incidents in Eruku, Kwara State, and Papiri, Niger State.
All 38 victims abducted in Eruku were rescued on Sunday, while the Niger State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) confirmed that 50 missing students of the Catholic School had returned home to reunite with their parents.
In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu lauded the combined efforts of security agencies, which resulted in the successful rescue.
“I am relieved that all the 24 girls have been accounted for,” the President said.
“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 urged security operatives to intensify efforts to free the remaining abducted students still in captivity across the affected states.
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