Daudawa also denied that his group collected ransom before releasing the over 300 abducted students Suspected mastermind of the abduction of students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, Auwal Daudawa has said he led the operation because Governor Bello Masari dared his men. Daudawa said he wanted to prove to the government that … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has vowed that the Katsina school abduction will be the last of such incident in the state, Eko Hot Blog has learnt. Adamu made the statement on Wednesday when he visited the Katsina State Police Command, exactly a week after students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara were … Read more
A former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has called for the abolition of boarding schools in rural areas of the northern region. The former lawmaker, via his Twitter handle on Saturday, also advised that students and teachers in the schools be properly trained on what to do and how to attend to … Read more
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a party in league with bandits and terrorists ravaging the country, Eko Hot Blog has learnt. In a statement issued on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP accused the ruling party of acting as the mouthpiece … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, met with the students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, in Katsina State, who were released by their abductors on Thursday. Prior to the meeting, Personal Assistant on Social Media to the President, Bashir Ahmad, had announced that the President will be meeting with the schoolboys. President @MBuhari will receive … Read more
Reactions have begun trailing the release of the over 300 abducted schoolboys from Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State barely 24 hours after the students regained their freedom. The students were forcefully taken from their school dormitory last week by armed bandits terrorising Northwest states, including Katsina. However, Nigerians have begun calling on … Read more
The students abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, have arrived Katsina State, six days after they were forcefully taken by armed bandits. Eko Hot Blog gathers that the students were escorted into the state capital amidst tight security. Some of the students were still clothed in their school uniforms. Read also: Buhari Welcomes Release … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed delight at the release of abducted students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. Buhari, in a statement released by presidential spokesman Garba Shehu, described their return as a big relief to their families, the entire country and to the international community. President Buhari specifically cited what he … Read more
A video clip reportedly released by the Boko Haram terrorist group has shown some of the more than 300 students abducted last week from a Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State. The video, filmed in a forest, showed gunmen with their faces covered standing guard over boys, some of whom look no older … Read more
The students abducted by bandits at the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State have regained their freedom. The boys were reportedly released at about 2.20pm on Thursday after spending six nights in captivity. Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media), Garba Shehu confirmed the rescue of the abducted students in a tweet on … Read more
Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, has said that all the students abducted at the Government Science Secondary School in Ƙanƙara Local Government Area of the state are still alive. The governor gave the update on Wednesday during an interview on a TV programme monitored by Eko Hot Blog. “The children are alive and we … Read more
A former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has called on the Federal Government to leave no stone unturned in ensuring the rescue of the over 300 students abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. Okonjo-Iweala, who made this known in tweet last night, said those using the children as pawns must be … Read more
Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has ordered the immediate closure of all public and private schools in the state. The State’s Commissioner of Education, Sanusi Kiru, who disclosed this on Tuesday evening, said the government also closed down “all public and private health training institutions, including schools of basic/post-basic nursing and midwifery, schools of … Read more
The Boko Haram terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the abduction of students from a Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State. “I am Abubakar Shekau and our brothers are behind the kidnapping in Katsina,” said the leader of the Boko Haram in a voice message, according to AFP. About 333 students are still … Read more
One of the students kidnapped when armed bandits stormed a Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State has escaped from the abductors. “Out of that 333, before I came into the studio, one escaped out of wherever they kept them,” the Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche said on a TV … Read more
The United Nations (UN), on Monday, condemned the attack and resultant abduction of students at the Government Science School, Kankara, Kastina State. The is according to a statement issued by the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric. “The Secretary-General strongly condemns the 11 December attack on a secondary school in Katsina State, Nigeria, and … Read more
A resident of Ƙankara Local Government Area in Katsina State has revealed that the abduction of over 300 students from a Government Science Secondary School in the area was a reprisal attack. The source who, according to Channels Television, pleaded anonymity, said that the bandits abducted the students from the school because a vigilante group … Read more
Personal Assistant on New Media to the President, Bashir Ahmad, on Sunday claimed that a significant number of the abducted students of Government Science School, Kankara, in Katsina State, have been rescued. Ahmad disclosed this on Twitter last night but did not give a specific figure of the freed students. “A significant number of the … Read more
Contrary to Katsina State Governor, Bello Masari, the presidency has disagreed over the number of boys abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, told the BBC Hausa Service that only 10 boys are with the bandits. Meanwhile, Masari had said on Sunday … Read more
Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari has confirmed that 333 students are still missing following an attack on Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina on Friday night. Masari gave the figure when he received a Federal Government delegation led by the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno on Sunday. “Based on the available record we have, … Read more