President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday issued a stern warning to would-be terrorists and bandits targeting schools, saying the country will not allow the destruction of the school system.
Buhari gave the warning while commending efforts of the Kaduna State Government and early response of the military, which led to the rescue of 180 students including eight staff members.
In a statement signed by his Spokesman, Garba Shehu, Buhari urged that the others declared missing be found and returned safely to their families.
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The President also commended efforts and contributions of local intelligence in significantly thwarting the kidnappers, saying that a country which has an efficient local intelligence network is a safer country.
“Our military may be efficient and well-armed but it needs good efforts for the nation’s defense and the local population must rise to this challenge of the moment,” he added.
President Buhari expressed sympathy with the victims of this incident and hoped for an early end to the ordeal of those still held captive.
However, Gunmen have abducted an unspecified number of female students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Mando, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
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It was learnt that the gunmen who attacked the school on Friday morning left the male students behind.
Kaduna State commissioner for internal security and home affairs Samuel Aruwan has confirmed the incident.
The college is located close to the Kaduna International Airport where gunmen recently abducted some workers of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria.
Kaduna police spokesman Muhammad Jalige said the attack happened at about 3am on Friday.
“Yes, students were kidnapped but we don’t have the exact number of students kidnapped,” he told Newsmen.
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Jalige added that security forces were working to trace the kidnappers and rescue the students.
However, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has called on religious leaders in the state to end the killings in Southern Kaduna.
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