Buhari Speaks On The Release Of Kankara Schoolboys

Buhari has commended Katsina, Zamfara and the military over the release of abducted school boys.

News Rain Nigeria reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that the released of abducted 333 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara was made possible through joint efforts of the Katsina, Zamfara and the Nigerian Military.

Buhari Speaks On The Release Of Kankara Schoolboys

President Buhari however described the safely return of the abducted students to their various families as a big relief, and the entire country as well as the international community.

Buhari in a short remarks shortly after the news of release of the students on Thursday maintained that the spirit of partnership and collaborative effort of the government of Katsina, Zamfara and military lead to the release of the students.

President Buhari through a congratulatory message that was issued and signed to the development by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, dated 17th December 2020, stressed that the Presidency expressed the nation’s appreciation for every steps taken by all stakeholders involved to make the release of the students possible.

He however commended the nation’s intelligence agencies, the military and police force for providing the environment for safe release of the hostages.

Buhari according to the statement said, I commend Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, and the army for their extremely hardwork.

He said further that, as soon as I got the information I congratulated them. The Armed Forces know their job. They have been well trained and properly motivated,”.

President Buhari, while speaking on the issue of detainees held elsewhere in the country by either terrorists or bandits, gave assurances that his administration is aware of its responsibility to protect the life and property of the Nigerians.

President Buhari urged the citizens to be patient and fair to the administration as it deals with the problems of security, economy and corruption.

He noted that the administration was fully aware that it was elected to resolve challenges.

“When we came, we made efforts that yielded the return of the Chibok Girls. When a similar incident of school abduction happened at Dapchi, we successfully returned all but one of the more than one hundred abductees. When this latest incident happened, we put in our efforts and today we have this result to show.”

The President pointed to the successes of the administration in dealing with security in the South South and North East.

He said the North West now presents a challenge which his administration is determined to deal with.

He said: “We have a lot of work to do, especially now that we have re-opened the borders. It is unfortunate that the bandits and terrorists continue to get weapons even under the circumstances of the border closure. We are going to dare them. We will deal with all that,” the President further assured.

He prayed for the full recovery of the students, whom he said had endured significant hardships in the course of their six-day ordeal, while assuring of the determination of his administration to return to safety all citizens held against their will.