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- Two students escape, 24 in captivity — Education Commissioner
From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi
As the combined team of security agencies intensified the search of the abducted students of Maga in Zuru Emirate, the Chairman of Zuru Emirate league of chief Imams Alhaji Suleiman Muhammad Tanko has directed the chief Imams of the 402 jumm’at mosques in the emirate to organise daily special prayer for God’s divine intervention in the rescue of the abducted students.
The chairman, who is also the Chief Imam of Zuru jumm’at Central Mosque said the Special prayer has become absolutely necessary in view of the unpredictable condition of the 25 abducted students and traumatic condition the parents are subjected to.
In separate letters to the Chief Imams, the chairman ” humbly requested you to organise daily special prayer in addition to the normal prayers with the hope that Allah SWT will divinely intervene in ensuring the success of the rescue operation”.
While commending the efforts being made by the state Governor, Comrade Nasir Idris in tackling the security challenges in the state, Alhaji Suleiman appealed to the rich and in the society to support Islamic schools with large number of students to ensure consistent prayers for Allah’s intervention.
The Chief Imams prayer initiative was coming at the time the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Waid Shaib arrived at Maga and organised comprehensive operation strategies for the combined team of security agencies with the capacity of ensuring immediate safe rescue of the abducted students.
It could be recalled that on Sunday night, some heavily armed bandits stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga in Danko/Wasagu local government area of the state.
Meanwhile, the Kebbi State Government has disclosed that out of 26 girls abducted during the invasion by bandits, two managed to escape, 24 schoolgirls remain in captivity.
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The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Professor Halima Bande, made the clarification while speaking to Newsmen in Zuru town
Bande explained that bandits abducted 26 girls during the invasion, and although two managed to escape, 24 schoolgirls remain in captivity.
She identified the students who escaped as Salma and Hauwa’u Liman, confirming that they are now back and safe.
“Only two have escaped so far. This is a tragedy that has put everyone around us in trauma. We don’t know where they sleep, the food they eat, or the environment they are in,” Bande said.
The Commissioner also urged the general public to avoid spreading misleading information about the abduction, noting that there has been a lot of unauthentic information circulating about the incident.
“Therefore, I implore journalists and media outlets to rely only on authentic information regarding the incident,” she maintained.
