Tinubu Asks Security Agencies, Govs To Prevent Future Kidnappings

…Directs Operatives To Ensure Release Of 115 Remaining Niger Students

ABUJA – President Bola Tinubu has said that he would not tolerate cases of kidnapping in the future, especially of children who are pursuing education.

He directed heads of security agen­cies to work in synergy with state gov­ernors to put an end to it, just as they explore ways to secure the release of 115 persons still in captivity in Niger State.

The president while reacting to the rescue of 100 students of St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, on Monday, said children should no longer be sitting ducks for heartless terrorists intent on disrupting their education and subjecting them and their parents to unspeakable trauma. ­

 “From now on, our security agencies, working with the gov­ernors, must prevent future kid­nappings”, he said.

The president lauded the se­curity agencies for their tireless efforts in securing the freedom of the 100 students of Papiri Catholic School in Niger State.

Tinubu equally charged the security agencies to ensure the swift release of the remaining 115 students and their teachers who are still held hostage.

He assured the parents that both the federal and the Niger State governments are working closely to reunite all the abduct­ed students with their families.

“I have been briefed on the safe return of 100 students from the Catholic School in Niger State. I rejoice with Governor Umar Bago and commend our security agencies for their stead­fast work in ensuring the safe return of the students to their families since the unfortunate incident on November 21.

“My directive to our security forces remains that all the stu­dents and other abducted Nige­rians across the country must be rescued and brought back home safely. We must account for all the victims. The Federal Government will continue to work with Niger State and other states to secure our schools and make the learning environment safer and more conducive for our young ones.

“Our children should no lon­ger be sitting ducks for heartless terrorists intent on disrupting their education and subjecting them and their parents to un­speakable trauma,” President Tinubu stated in a statement au­thored by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga.