The incident is the latest in a string of school kidnappings in the country. The Niger State Government has confirmed the number of students abducted by bandits at an Islamic school to be 136. The Deputy Governor of the state, Ahmed Ketso, confirmed the number Wednesday while giving an update on the situation at the … Read more
He also reiterated the state government’s commitment to rescuing the schoolchildren… The Niger State Government has banned commercial motorcycles from operating in Minna, adding that the ban was proactive steps to protect the city and government seat from bandits. Ahmed Ketso, the Deputy Governor disclosed on Wednesday while briefing Journalists, a week after gunmen abducted … Read more
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says paying ransom to bandits and kidnappers is no longer a viable way of addressing the myriad of security challenges rocking the country. Atiku said this while reacting to the abduction of schoolchildren from Government Science College, Kagara in Rafi local government area of Niger state. Gunmen had stormed the school … Read more