24 abducted Kebbi schoolgirls successfully rescued

The 24 abducted schoolgirls of the Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State have been rescued, the Presidency has disclosed.

Bayo Onanuga, the presidential spokesman disclosed this In a statement on Tuesday.

President Bola Tinubu, while welcoming the release of the 24 schoolgirls, applauded the security agencies for the efforts made to secure the freedom of all the victims taken away by the terrorists.

He tasked the security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue the remaining students still being held captive.

“I am relieved that all the 24 girls have been accounted for. Now, we must, as a matter of urgency, put more boots on the ground in vulnerable areas to avert further incidents of kidnapping. My government will offer all the assistance needed to achieve this,” President Tinubu said.

The Informant247 had earlier reported how terrorists struck GGSS, Maga at dawn on November 17 and abducted the girls moments after a military detachment left the premises.

The Kebbi incident triggered similar kidnappings in Eruku, Kwara State, and Papiri in Niger State.

All 38 kidnapped victims in Eruku were freed on Sunday. On the same day, the Niger State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria said 50 of the missing students of the Catholic school in Niger had been found in their parents’ homes.

Source: Channels TV