Minister Begs For Release Of Kagara Students

Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has appealed for the release and safe return of 27 students of the Government Science College in Kagara, Niger State. The minister begged for the release of the Kagara students as controversy continued to brew over the claim by her colleague and minister of defence, Bashir Magashi that Nigerians were acting as cowards.

Farouq, who made the call in a statement issued by her media aide Nneka Anibeze, condemned the abduction in its entirety and prayed for the immediate and safe return of the students.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday left one student dead.

““Our prayers are with the students and staff as well as family members of students of Government Science College, Kagara, in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger, where 27 students, three staff  and 12 of their family members were abducted by gunmen.

“We pray for the repose of the soul of the student who was killed and  comfort for his family even as we condemn the abduction of these young students.

“All of us at the Ministry are praying for their rescue, safe return and that this is resolved soon,” she said in her reaction to the kidnapp of the Kagara students.

Meanwhile, Magashi’s call for Nigerians to respond to the terrorists without arms is continuing to attract controversy with the issue gaining traction on Thursday talk shows.

The issue was also trending on social media with Nigerians lambasting the minister over the issue. The issue of the Kagara students under the watch of Magashi as defence minister is in the shadow of the spate of insecurity in the country and kidnap of similar nature, the most recent being the kidnap of hundreds of students from a government school in Kankara, Katsina State.

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