Bashir Magashi, minister of defence, says the government
will secure a swift and safe release of the schoolchildren abducted from the Government
Science College (GSC), Kagara, Niger state.
On Wednesday, gunmen suspected to be bandits stormed the
school and kidnapped several students, members of staff, and some members of
their families.
Abubakar Bello, governor of the state, had said 27 students,
three staff and 12 family members were kidnapped from the school.
The incident occurred about two months after 344 students of
Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina, were abducted by
bandits.
The Katsina students were released less than one week after
their abduction, while the state government had claimed that no ransom was paid
for their release.
Addressing journalists on the sideline of the screening of
the new service chiefs by the house of representatives, Magashi said the
security agencies are up to the task of securing the students’ release.
He said he was hopeful that the government will replicate
the success in freeing the Kankara schoolboys in the Kagara incident.
“We have demonstrated our ability to take on the challenge.
We have done it in Katsina; when children were kidnapped, within two days, we
got them back. Hopefully, this time, we will do the same to get these captives
back. We are planning,” Magashi said.
“We have not got a feedback on the activities going on in
Niger state. But before the end of the day, we will be given a full brief on
what is going on in Niger state.”
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a security
delegation to Niger state, and promised that the federal government will ensure
the safe release of all the abducted persons.
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