Breaking: FG Secures Release of 100 Niger Catholic Schoolchildren
- The Federal Government has now secured the release of 100 schoolchildren who were abducted by some gunmen in the north-central state of Niger
- In late last month, the kidnappers attacked the St. Mary's Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in the Agwara LGA of the state
- During the attack, which happened on Friday, November 21, 303 students and 12 teachers were abducted by the bandits
The federal government has reportedly secured the release of 100 of the schoolchildren who were abducted by armed bandits at St. Mary's Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in the Agwara local government area of Niger state.
The attack happened earlier this year, where over 300 of the schoolchildren and teachers were abducted by the assailant in the early hours of the day.
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How bandits attack Niger school
Recall that the assailants attacked the school on Friday, November 21. They arrived at 2 am on motorbikes and abducted 303 students and 12 teachers.
The incident was one of the multiple cases of kidnappings that happened in a week. This led to widespread outrage in the country. President Bola Tinubu, in addressing the matter, declared a state of emergency on security in the country. He also ordered massive recruitment in the police and military, while calling on the national assembly to amend the constitution to allow states to have their own police.
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Tinubu appoints new Defence Minister
The president also announced the nomination of the former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa (rtd), as the new Minister of Defence. Musa's nomination followed the resignation of Abubakar Badaru from the same position.
President Tinubu had earlier announced the nomination of Musa as a minister-designate, just a day after he held a meeting with him at the presidential villa in Abuja on Monday, December 1.
The recent spike in kidnappings has led to an increase in protests against insecurity in the country, particularly from opposition figures. The president has promised to rescue all the abducted persons across the country and vowed to keep everyone safe, irrespective of fate or ethnic group. The security agencies have also assured that the kidnapped persons will be rescued.
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Analyst speaks on mass abduction in Nigeria
Reacting to the recent abduction in the country, Binzak Azeez, a legal practitioner, in an interview with Legit.ng, urged the government to address the root cause of banditry in the country, which is education. He said:
"The genesis of the abduction can't be disconnected from the rise in the level of young able-bodied men who are roaming the street without any form of education and vision over the years."
Sani reacts as Tinubu appoints General Musa
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu's nomination of the former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, was commended by Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna.
The Kaduna governor made the commendation in a long epistle on Tuesday, December 2, stirring reactions from some Nigerians.
Tinubu's nomination of General Musa came just one month after he sacked him as the Chief of Defence Staff in a major security overhaul.
Source: Legit.ng
