ABDUCTION: MATAWALLE PROMISES TO RESCUE ABDUCTED STUDENTS, STAFF OF CAAS BAKURA
Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has expressed sadness over the yesterday’s attack at the State’s College of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Bakura, by the suspected armed bandits and promised to rescue the abducted four staff and 15 students of the college.
The State Police Command had earlier confirmed the killing of an police inspector, two civillian security guards and kidnapping of 15, students as well as four staff of the college during the attack by the suspected armed bandits yesterday.
This was contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Monday by the Director General Media, Public Enlightenment and Communication, Government House Gusau, Malam Yusuf Idris Gusau.
According to the DG the State government has continued to strengthen efforts of providing security to all schools across the state since the abduction of Jangebe school girls.
“Governor Bello Matawalle who is seriously saddened with the resurgence of school abduction in the state by recalcitrant bandits is however thankful to God for the prompt response of the security agencies to the school to reinforce the already stationed security at the school which also led to the successful rescue of three out of the four abducted staff of the institution.
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“The governor directed the security operatives in the state to intensify efforts and rescue all the abductees promising to do everything humanly possible to rescue them unhurt
“He lauded the immediate action embarked by the security of search and rescue strategies in order to ensure the safe rescue of the abducted students and staff currently in captivity”, he said.
“Governor also appealled to the citizens of the state to remain calm as government is taking all the necessary steps to restore normalcy in the area and charge inhabitants to cooperate with the security agencies deployed to the area by providing them with useful information leading to the rescue of the victims.
“He further called on citizens to intensify prayers for an end of all criminal activities in the state and the nation at large.
“Matawalle who extended his condolences to families of those killed by the bandits including a police man and two civilian security guards during the attack also assured parents of the abducted students that his government will intensify efforts to rescue them.
“The Governor prayed to Almighty Allah to accept the Shahadat of the deceased and their families the fortitude to bear the loss”, he added.
ABDUCTION: MATAWALLE PROMISES TO RESCUE ABDUCTED STUDENTS, STAFF OF CAAS BAKURA
