US Edition100 Nigerian Students Rescued: No Comment on Negotiations or Ransom
President Tinubu orders joint efforts with governors and security forces to rescue 115 remaining hostages and prevent future kidnappings, following the release of 100 students.
- Last month, President Bola Tinubu directed security agencies to work with state governors to prevent kidnappings and ordered the rescue of all abducted Nigerians nationwide.
- Security agencies secured the release of 100 students from Papiri Catholic School in Niger State following the abduction on November 21.
- In a statement, spokesman Bayo Onanuga appealed to security agents to expedite the release of the remaining 115 students and teachers and urged that "we must account for all the victims."
- Tinubu assured parents of abducted students that the federal and Niger State governments are collaborating to reunite them, rejoicing with Governor Umar Bago and praising security agencies for the students' safe return.
- Urging stronger protections, Tinubu said students and children should no longer fall victim to terrorism, and the Federal Government will work with Niger State and other states to secure schools.
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100 Nigerian students rescued: No comment on negotiations or ransom
Nigeria's government on Monday rescued 100 schoolchildren abducted last month from a Catholic school in Niger state, in one of the country's biggest mass kidnappings in recent years. The students arrived at the government house in Niger's capital Minna and were handed over to the state governor. Daniel Quinlan reports.
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Work with state govs to prevent future kidnappings - Tinubu orders security agents
President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to work with state governors to prevent future kidnappings of Nigerians. Tinubu said students and children should no longer be allowed to fall victim to terrorism. He gave the directive while commending security agencies for securing the release of 100 students from Papiri Catholic School in Niger State. In a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the president appealed to security agents t…
"Let Us Take More So We Have More Money" — Bishop Yohanna Says Escaped Pupils Reveal Ransom Motive Behind Niger School Abduction
*Says “We Are Happy But Still Very Sad” As 165 Students Remain in Captivity The Catholic Bishop of Kontagora Diocese, Bulus Yohanna, has suggested that the recent abduction of students in Niger State was primarily motivated by ransom rather than religious motives, even as he welcomed the release of 100 rescued pupils. In an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, Bishop Yohanna, who is also the proprietor of St. Mary’s Catho…
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