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Kebbi bandit attack: Rescue abducted schoolgirls – Tinubu to security agencies

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President Bola Tinubu has given marching orders to security agencies to rescue the 25 female students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in the Danko-Wasagu area of Kebbi State.

The bandits invaded the school during the early hours of Monday, murdered the Vice Principal, Hassan Makuku, and injured a security guard, Ali Shehu, who sustained gunshot wounds on his right hand.

Speaking in a statement, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated that the attack was strongly condemned by the president.

Idris shared that Tinubu restated his commitment to safeguarding all Nigerians, especially schoolchildren.

“The government condemns the reprehensible attack on innocent students and the killing of school officials who were carrying out their noble duty,” he said.

The minister added that President Tinubu issued “clear directives” to security and intelligence agencies to locate and safely recover the abducted students, with a firm charge that the perpetrators must be brought to justice.

“The Federal Government will not relent until this objective is achieved,” Idris stated.