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Niger govt condemns abduction in Agwara, says school defied closure order
The Niger State Government on Friday condemned the kidnapping of pupils from St. Mary’s School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, saying the incident occurred after the school reopened without government clearance despite a prior directive suspending boarding activities in the area. In a statement signed and released on Friday by the Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Usman, the…
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NOA condemns abduction of Kebbi schoolgirls, attack on Kwara worshippers
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has condemned the abduction of 25 students of the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Kebbi State, as well as the violent attack and abduction of Christian worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State. In a statement by the Agency’s Deputy Director, Communication & Media, Paul Odenyi, the Director General, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, described the Kebbi school abduction…
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Tinubu directs Matawalle to oversee rescue of Kebbi schoolgirls
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, to relocate to Kebbi State to oversee efforts to rescue 25 students abducted from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga. The president instructed Matawalle to remain in the state and monitor all operations aimed at securing the safe release of the kidnapped students, who were seized by…
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Kwara rolls out new safety measures to protect schoolchildren
The Kwara State Government has activated heightened security measures in schools across parts of the state as part of efforts to ensure a safer environment for schoolchildren. The announcement was issued by the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr Lawal Olohungbebe, on Wednesday. According to the government, the measures take immediate effect in schools located in Ifelodun, Ekiti,…
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PHOTOS NEWS: VP Shettima meets Kebbi govt, families of abducted schoolgirls
By Kunle Sanni – Vice President Kashim Shettima, representing President Bola Tinubu, visited Kebbi State, where he met with the state government, families of the abducted students of Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, and key security and community stakeholders. The visit focused on ongoing efforts to secure the safe return of the schoolgirls and to reassure affected families of the…
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Tinubu unhappy about Kebbi schoolgirls’ abduction — VP Shettima tells victims’ families
By Kunle Sanni – Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday conveyed President Bola Tinubu’s deep concern over the abduction of schoolgirls from a boarding school in Maga, Kebbi State, describing the incident as “an assault on the collective conscience of all Nigerians.” Speaking in Birnin Kebbi on the President’s directive, Shettima assured families of the kidnapped students—as well as families…
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NLC condemns abduction of Kebbi School students, urges urgent FG action to protect citizens
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the abduction of students by bandits in Kebbi state. In a statement on Tuesday, Joe Ajaero, NLC president, said lamented that promises made after the Chibok abductions have not prevented a recurrence, adding that “we are back to where we started”. Ajaero stated that Kebbi has been among the few states in the…
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Borno governor insists insurgency declining, commends military sacrifice
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has said that the worst phase of the Boko Haram insurgency is over, despite recent spikes in terrorist attacks across the state. He made the remark on Wednesday during a meeting with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Shuaibu Waidi, in Maiduguri, where he reflected on the more severe security situation…
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Full list of abducted students in Kebbi school kidnapping
By Kunle Sanni – Tension remains high in Kebbi State after armed bandits abducted dozens of students from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area at around 04:00 local time on Monday. According to reports, the attackers exchanged gunfire with police officers before climbing the perimeter fence and kidnapping students from their hostel. One staff member…
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VP Shettima arrives in Kebbi on Tinubu’s directives
By Kunle Sanni – Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived in Birnin Kebbi as part of a presidential mission to reassure the families of the kidnapped schoolgirls from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, and to brief the Kebbi State government on ongoing rescue efforts. Shettima, who flew into Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport on Wednesday afternoon, was received by Governor Nasiru…
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