Abuja – The Federal Government on Monday expressed deep concern and solidarity with the families of the female students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School in Maga, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. In a statement issued by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, the government said, “The Federal Government expresses deep concern and solidarity with the families of the female students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. We share in their pain and are firmly committed to bringing the girls home safely.”
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, reiterated that protecting every Nigerian, especially schoolchildren, remains a solemn responsibility of the State. The President’s remarks were echoed in the statement, which condemned the “reprehensible attack on innocent students and the killing of school officials who were carrying out their noble duty.”
The Minister announced that security and intelligence agencies have been given clear directives to locate, rescue and safely return the students, and to ensure that the perpetrators face justice. “Our security and intelligence agencies have been issued clear directives to locate, rescue, and safely return the students, and to ensure that the perpetrators face justice. The Federal Government will not relent until this objective is achieved,” Idris said.
The government assured Nigerians that strengthening internal security remains a top priority. It said the Federal Government is recalibrating the nation’s military, policing and intelligence capabilities to more effectively prevent these attacks and respond with greater speed and precision whenever threats arise. Nigeria is also reinforcing cooperation with regional partners through ECOWAS, the African Union and the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) to secure our borders and disrupt terrorist and criminal networks.
“We assure Nigerians that strengthening internal security remains a top priority,” the statement added. “We urge the public to remain calm and confident.”
The Ministry of Information and National Orientation pledged to keep the public informed as rescue operations progress.
