Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris relayed the president’s directive while speaking to the media in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, emphasizing the need for a unified effort among security agencies to rescue the victims.<\/p>\n
The minister underscored the government’s commitment to exploring options with international partners while refusing to negotiate with criminal gangs.<\/p>\n
Gunmen abducted at least 287 students in an assault on schools Thursday in the northwestern state of Kaduna, prompting security forces to launch a search and rescue operation. This followed an earlier abduction of women in the northeastern state of Borno in late February. Both incidents have sparked nationwide concerns.<\/p>\n
Security forces have launched search and rescue operations in response to these assaults, with assurances from Idris that efforts are underway to ensure the safe return of the victims.<\/p>\n
The Kaduna incident, which followed an armed intrusion into the state’s Kuriga town by a gang of gunmen, is said to be one of the largest mass abductions from a Nigerian school in recent years.<\/p>\n
While no specific armed group has claimed responsibility for this latest incident, it echoes a similar mass kidnapping that occurred about a decade ago in April 2014. Back then, more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted from their dormitories in the northeastern state of Borno by the Boko Haram terror group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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