24 abducted Kebbi state schoolgirls regain freedom
The twenty-four schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, have been rescued.
Penpushing reports that the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known on Tuesday in a statement adding that the President commended the security agencies for their efforts in securing the freedom of the victims and called on them to intensify operations to rescue students who are still in captivity.
“I am relieved that all the 24 girls have been accounted for. Now, we must urgently deploy more boots on the ground in vulnerable areas to prevent further kidnappings. My government will provide all necessary support to achieve this’, Tinubu said.
Penpushing further reports that it would be recalled that bandits last Monday stormed the school hostel, abducting 24 female students, and following the ugly development the President ordered the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, to relocate to Kebbi state to coordinate rescue efforts, commended security agencies for the series of releases but warned that the job was not yet done.
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