THE Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria, PTAN, requested that the Federal Government expedite the release of the 12 pupils who have been held captive by terrorists since 2021.
Among those taken captive were the lone survivor from Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna and the Female students from the Federal Government College in Yauri, Yobe State.
The renewed request was made following the release of the final group of the 23 AK-9 train passengers taken hostage on March 28 by terrorists and traveling from Abuja to Kaduna.
The PTAN’s National President, Alhaji Haruna Danjuma stated that the government should follow the same procedure used to secure the release of the abducted passengers from the Kaduna-Abuja train to rescue the abandoned female students from the federal government college Yawuri and Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna.
Danjuma expressed concerns over a viral video emerging on social media that showed Yauri, a female student at the Federal Government College, getting enlisted in a banditry and carrying an AK-47.
“These kidnapped female students were seen carrying all sort of war weapons which is really dangerous for their future. They have been in the terrorists den for over one year,” he said.
The PTAN boss expressed shock and disbelieve “seeing kidnapped, abandoned secondary school girls holding all sort of dangerous weapon, calling on their parents to come to their aids.”
“Their lives is in serious danger and as they are now exposed to dangerous weapons and notorious people sorrounding them,” he added.
While commending the federal government for the release of Abuja-Kaduna train victims, he reminded the government of “the kebbi school students and the remaining student of Bethel Baptist, Kaduna.”
He appealed to the Federal government as well as governments of Kaduna, Kebbi to as a matter of urgency “try all their possible best to rescue our kidnapped children in the hands of terrorists.”
He said, “We saw our children carrying dangerous weapon and this is not really good for parents and the society. We as Parents Teachers’ Association of Nigeria expressed sadness with the latest trending video on social media showing our kids carrying war weapons and crying for help.
“Use the same wisdom, skills and pattern used in rescuing the Abuja-Kaduna train abducted victims to secure the released of our abandoned female school students that are still in captivity for over one year.”
In the trending video, one of the Girls who spoke in Hausa, said, “Daddy come and help us get out of here please. We were kidnapped, being in the bush. Please help us daddy. If not, you will never see us again. Pay them daddy.”
