{"id":77384,"date":"2020-12-18T01:37:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T00:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=77384"},"modified":"2020-12-18T01:37:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T00:37:24","slug":"buhari-welcomes-release-of-abducted-students-in-katsina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/buhari-welcomes-release-of-abducted-students-in-katsina\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari welcomes release of abducted students in Katsina"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1686364059652903508\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the release of the kidnapped<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State,<br \/>\ndescribing their safe return as a big relief to their families, the<br \/>\nentire country and the international community.<\/p>\n<p>Malam Garba Shehu,\u00a0 the president\u2019s spokesman, in a statement on<br \/>\nThursday, quoted the president as expressing the nation\u2019s appreciation<br \/>\nfor the steps taken by all those involved to make their release<br \/>\npossible.<\/p>\n<p>Buhari specifically cited what he called the \u201cspirit of partnership and<br \/>\nthe collaborative efforts of the government of Katsina, Zamfara and<br \/>\nmilitary leading to the release.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He commended the nation\u2019s intelligence agencies, the military, and<br \/>\npolice force for providing the environment for the safe release of the<br \/>\nhostages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, and the army worked extremely hard.<br \/>\nAs soon as I got the information I congratulated them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d The Armed Forces know their job. They have been well trained and<br \/>\nproperly motivated,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>On the issue of detainees held elsewhere in the country by either<br \/>\nterrorists or bandits, the president gave assurances that his<br \/>\nadministration was aware of its responsibility to protect the lives and<br \/>\nproperty of Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the citizens to be patient and fair to the administration as it<br \/>\ndeals with the problems of security, economy and corruption.<\/p>\n<p>The president noted that the administration was fully aware that it was<br \/>\nelected to resolve challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we came, we made efforts that yielded the return of the Chibok<br \/>\nGirls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d When a similar incident of school abduction happened at Dapchi, we<br \/>\nsuccessfully returned all but one of the more than one hundred<br \/>\nabductees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWhen this latest incident happened, we put in our efforts and today we<br \/>\nhave this result to show,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The president pointed to the successes of the administration in dealing<br \/>\nwith security in the South-South and North East.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the North West now presents a challenge that his<br \/>\nadministration is determined to deal with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a lot of work to do, especially now that we have re-opened the<br \/>\nborders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d It is unfortunate that the bandits and terrorists continue to get<br \/>\nweapons even under the circumstances of the border closure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe are going to dare them. We will deal with all that,\u201d the president<br \/>\nfurther said.<\/p>\n<p>He prayed for the full recovery of the students whom he said had endured<br \/>\nsignificant hardships in the course of their six-day ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>The president gave an assurance of his administration\u2019s desire to return<br \/>\nto safety all citizens held against their will.(NAN)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the release of the kidnapped students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, describing their safe return as a big relief to their families,&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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