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Nigeria: Tinubu Feels Your Pain, Deeply Troubled, Shettima Tells Abducted Kebbi Schoolgirls' Families

Vice President Kashim Shettima coordinates federal and state efforts to rescue abducted schoolgirls and vows justice for victims, as President Tinubu commits all state resources.

  • On Tuesday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu directed Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima to visit Kebbi, where Shettima conveyed sympathy to families and assured federal action to rescue abducted schoolgirls from the boarding school in Maga.
  • Amid national grief, Shettima said seizing schoolgirls from the boarding school in Maga is what he called an assault on the collective conscience, and the government vowed to honor Brigadier‑General Musa Uba and others killed.
  • The federal government vowed to use all instruments of the state to rescue the girls and support families, with Shettima saying they 'shall not rest' until the girls return.
  • Shettima urged unity and vigilance, saying cooperation and compassion are vital, while Governor Muhammed Nasir Idris thanked President Tinubu and affirmed Kebbi State government's commitment to partner federally.
  • He said the President had been in touch and expressed optimism that the kidnapped schoolgirls would soon be rescued, framing the visit as non-political and commending Nigerian Armed Forces, police, DSS, and NSCDC.
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Tinubu sends Shettima to Kebbi over schoolgirls' abduction

President Bola Tinubu has directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to visit Kebbi State on Wednesday to sympathise with the state government. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the president assured parents and guardians of the kidnapped schoolgirls that the government would ensure their swift release. He commended Governor Mohammed Nasir Idris for the efforts made to avert the kidnapping and lamented…

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P.M. News Nigeria broke the news in Lagos, Nigeria on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
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