My administration deploying strategies to end school abductions – Tinubu
….Kuriga schoolchildren rescued through collaboration of military, local authorities
President Bola Tinubu says his administration is deploying “detailed strategies” to ensure schools are secure for learning in the country.
In a statement on Sunday, Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, said Tinubu welcomed the news of the release of the abducted students of the Government Secondary School Kuriga, Kaduna, and Tsangaya in Sokoto.
The president commended Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna; Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser, and the security agencies for the safe release of the abducted Kuriga students.
The president said the dedication towards the safe release of the victims is “critical to optimal outcomes in cases of mass abductions”.
In the early hours of Sunday, Sani announced the release of the abducted Kuriga schoolchildren.
Sani Abdullahi, a teacher at Government Secondary School Kuriga, had said 287 students were missing after the attack on the schools.
On Friday, 15 students abducted from a Tsangaya school in Gidan Baya, Gada LGA of Sokoto regained their freedom.
The students were kidnapped on March 9 when bandits attacked their community.
Kuriga schoolchildren rescued through collaboration of military, local authorities
Meanwhile, The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the abducted Kuriga students were rescued through a coordinated rescue operation by the military in collaboration with local authorities and government agencies.
The primary and secondary school students, abducted on March 7, were rescued in the early hours of Sunday.
In a statement on Sunday, Edward Buba, director of defence media operations, said a total of 137 persons comprising 76 females and 61 males were rescued in Zamfara.
Buba said the rescued persons would be handed over to the Kaduna government for further action.
“Relatedly, it would be recalled that on March 21, troops equally rescued 16 pupils (Almajiris) with a woman taken hostage in Gada local government area of Sokoto state,” he said.
“These hostages were handed over to the Sokoto state government.
“These efforts demonstrate the armed forces resolve to finding other innocent hostages and track down the terrorists that perpetrated these crimes.
“These efforts would continue until other hostages are found and the terrorists arrested, tried, and brought to justice by Nigerian law.
“Troops are employing similar efforts to track down the culprits responsible for the killing of 18 soldiers in Okuama community in Delta state.
“Justice awaits the culprits, as they can not go unpunished.”
