President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday ordered security and intelligence agencies to immediately rescue the 25 female students abducted during an attack on Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSSS), Maga, in Kebbi State
Gunmen invaded the school in the early hours of Sunday, k!lling Vice Principal Malam Hassan Makuku.
They whisked away the schoolgirls.
Makuku was shot while attempting to shield the pupils.
The attack, which occurred in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, threw the community into deep mourning.
Kebbi Police spokesman, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, said security operatives had launched a manhunt for the attackers.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced the President’s directive for a high-level rescue operation.
“President Tinubu has reiterated that protecting every Nigerian, especially schoolchildren, remains a solemn responsibility of the State,” he said in a statement.
“Security and intelligence agencies have been issued clear directives to locate, rescue, and safely return the pupils, and to ensure that the perpetrators face justice.”
The minister assured that the Federal Government would not relent until the girls are safely reunited with their families.
He also said the country is strengthening cooperation with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU) and the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) to secure its borders and dismantle terrorist networks.
He added that the government was “recalibrating the nation’s military, policing and intelligence capabilities to prevent attacks and respond more rapidly to threats.”
Minister of State for Defence Bello Matawalle condemned the attack.
He described it as unacceptable and called on all security agencies to act urgently and in concert to locate and secure the safe release of the abducted pupils.
He said: “President Tinubu has directed that the state’s security apparatus swing into immediate action to ensure the abducted students are released unharmed.
“Residents should remain calm and go about their business while government and security agencies address the situation.”
Mattawalle condoled with the family of the late vice principal and with all families affected by the attack.
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