NIGER: Expedite release of 200 students, Buhari urges security agents

PRESIDENT Buhari has ordered security and intelligence agencies to hasten the rescue of 200 children kidnapped from an Islamic school in the state.

The president made this call in a statement through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, last night.

The statement was titled, ‘Expedite action towards release of school children, President Buhari urges law enforcement officials.’

He said President Buhari received a briefing on the latest incident of school kidnapping and condemned it.

“President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the nation’s security and intelligence agencies to expedite efforts towards the recovery of the 200 children kidnapped from an Islamic school in Niger State,” the statement read in part.

He added that President Buhari urged all the agencies involved in the rescue operation to do their utmost in securing their immediate release.

The President also directed the concerned government agencies to extend possible support to the families of the kidnapped children.

Over 200 students were abducted by bandits in Tegina, Rafi Local Government on Sunday.

The Islamiyya school has three components comprising of Nursery, primary, and junior secondary school.