Following the abduction of some students and staff from St. Mary’s Private (Catholic) Secondary School in the Agwara Local Government Area, Governor of Nigeria Umaru Bago has mandated the closure of schools across the state.  ,
He also assured the Nigerlites of the state’s unwavering commitment to ensuring the abductees’ safe return.
The Governor addressed reporters on Saturday at the Government House in Minna after holding an emergency meeting with service chiefs and key stakeholders. He said the state had woken up to news that shouldn’t have happened.
According to Governor Bago, “We woke up yesterday to a very sad and unfortunate incident involving the kidnapping of children from a missionary school in Agwara Local Government.” This is not the right time to assign blame, even though this could have been avoided. Our top priority is to immediately ensure that these children and everyone they have been abducted are safely saved.
The governor urged all security organizations, civil society organizations, labor unions, religious leaders, and community stakeholders to unite and bolster their support of the rescue operation.
“Niger State is our home, and Nigeria is our only nation.” We will continue to do everything in our power as a government to safeguard the lives and property of our citizens, he continued.
Governor Bago announced the closure of all private primary and secondary schools in the state of Niger, including missionary and Islamic schools, after discussions with stakeholders and security officials.
He made it clear that the Federal Government had already shut down Federal Government College, Minna, and other unity schools. Any additional schools that are located in high-risk or vulnerable areas will be closed by the state.
Additionally, all of the state’s schools have been closed until further notice, effectively bringing the state’s students and pupils’ Christmas break an earlier one.
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A comprehensive headcount of the abducted students must be conducted by security agencies. We should have a confirmed figure by the end of today, the governor said.
Governor Bago made a press briefing and a press briefing before heading to the Ahmed Bola Tinubu International Airport in Minna to meet and show his solidarity with the Emir of Borgu.
Source: Channels TV
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