THE 24 schoolgirls abducted in Maga, Kebbi State, have regained their freedom, the Presidency has disclosed.
In a statement sent to News Point Nigeria on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Tinubu welcomed the release of the 24 schoolgirls.
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According to him, Tinubu applauded the security agencies for the efforts made to secure the freedom of all the victims taken away by the terrorists.
He tasked the security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue the remaining students still being held captive.
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“I am relieved that all the 24 girls have been accounted for. Now, we must, as a matter of urgency, put more boots on the ground in vulnerable areas to avert further incidents of kidnapping. My government will offer all the assistance needed to achieve this,” President Tinubu said.
Terrorists struck the school at dawn on November 17 and abducted the girls moments after a military detachment allegedly left the premises.
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The Kebbi incident triggered similar kidnappings in Eruku, Kwara State, and Papiri in Niger State.
All 38 kidnapped victims in Eruku were freed on Sunday. On the same day, the Niger State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria said 50 of the missing students of the Catholic school in Niger had been found in their parents’ homes.
