Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday celebrated the
release of abducted students of the Government Science Secondary
School, Kankara.
According to a statement signed by spokesman Garba Shehu, the
President described their safe return as a big relief to their
families, the entire country and to the international
community.
President Buhari specifically cited what he called the “spirit
of partnership and the collaborative efforts of the government of
Katsina, Zamfara and military leading to the release and commended
the nation’s intelligence agencies, the military and police force
for providing the environment for the safe release of the
hostages.”
Buhari added: “The Governor (Masari) and the army worked
extremely hard. As soon as I got the information I congratulated
them. The Armed Forces know their job. They have been well trained
and properly motivated.”
On the issue of detainees held elsewhere in the country by
either terrorists or bandits, the President gave assurances that
his administration is acutely aware of its responsibility to
protect the life and property of the Nigerians. He urged the
citizens to be fair to the administration as it deals with the
problems of security, economy and corruption which the
administration was elected to resolve.
“When we came, we made efforts that yielded the return of the
Chibok Girls,” he said. “When a similar incident of school
abduction happened at Dapchi, we successfully returned all but one
of the more than one hundred abductees. When this latest incident
happened, we put in our efforts and today we have this result to
show.”
The President pointed to the successes of the administration in
dealing with security in the South-South and the North East. He
said the North West now presented a problem which his
administration is determined to deal with.
“We have a lot of work to do, especially now that we have
reopened the borders. It is unfortunate that the bandits and
terrorists continued to get weapons even under the circumstances of
the border closure. We are going to dare them. We will deal with
all that,” the President further assured.
He prayed for the full recovery of the students who he said had
endured significant hardships in the course of their six-day
ordeal.
He also gave further assurances of the determination of his
administration to return to safety all fellow citizens held against
their will.
Read the full statement of the President’s reaction to
the release of the boys below:
PRESIDENT BUHARI WELCOMES THE RELEASE OF KIDNAPPED KANKARA
STUDENTSPRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the release of kidnapped
students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara,
describing their safe return as a big relief to their families, the
entire country and to the international community.
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});In a short remark shortly after their release was announced,
President Buhari expressed the nation’s appreciation for the steps
taken by all involved to make their release possible.President Buhari specifically cited what he called the “spirit
of partnership and the collaborative efforts of the government of
Katsina, Zamfara and military leading to the release and commended
the nation’s intelligence agencies, the military and police force
for providing the environment for the safe release of the
hostages.”“The Governor (Masari) and the army worked extremely hard. As
soon as I got the information I congratulated them. The Armed
Forces know their job. They have been well trained and properly
motivated.”On the issue of detainees held elsewhere in the country by
either terrorists or bandits, the President gave assurances that
his administration is acutely aware of its responsibility to
protect the life and property of the Nigerians.He urged the citizens to be fair to the administration as it
deals with the problems of security, economy and corruption which
the administration was elected to resolve.“When we came, we made efforts that yielded the return of the
Chibok Girls. When a similar incident of school abduction happened
at Dapchi, we successfully returned all but one of the more than
one hundred abductees. When this latest incident happened, we put
in our efforts and today we have this result to show.”The President pointed to the successes of the administration in
dealing with security in the South-South and the North East. He
said the North West now presented a problem which his
administration is determined to deal with.“We have a lot of work to do, especially now that we have
reopened the borders. It is unfortunate that the bandits and
terrorists continued to get weapons even under the circumstances of
the border closure. We are going to dare them. We will deal with
all that,” the President further assured.He prayed for the full recovery of the students who he said had
endured significant hardships in the course of their six-day
ordeal.He also gave further assurances of the determination of his
administration to return to safety all fellow citizens held against
their will.Garba Shehu.