How CAN, school are hindering release of kidnapped Niger students, rescue of 51 students was inaccurate – Presidency

Presidential aide Bayo Onanuga has accused the Niger State chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bulus Yohanna, of not cooperating with authorities over the abduction of students from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area. Speaking during an appearance on Arise TV’s Prime Time, Onanuga alleged…

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Details emerge of new plan to rescue kidnapped students as DSS boss meets with Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu met late Friday night with the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Tosin Adeola Ajayi, as the federal government steps up efforts to tackle the growing wave of student abductions across the country. The meeting, held at the Presidential Villa, centred on urgent security operations and fresh strategies to find…

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Who ordered withdrawal of soldiers from Maga School before abduction? Kebbi Gov pleads for probe

Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has once again questioned the role of the military high command in the kidnap of 25 pupils of Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School Maga, in the state. Soldiers stationed at the school withdrew from duty post moments before bandits attacked and kidnapped 25 female students. Governor Idris asked the military…

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Mother of one abducted Benue students expresses worry, whereabouts of daughter as no contact yet 2 days after

One of the parents of the female abducted students of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi (JOSTUM), has stated that the abductors have not made any contact with the family. The mother of the student, who spoke in anonymity to our Correspondent, expressed worry over the whereabouts of her daughter and that of the other kidnapped…

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