Katsina Abduction: Buhari Was Not Aloof – Lai

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has dismissed claims of President Muhammadu Buhari’s detachment from the fate of the kidnapped 344 abducted schoolboys of Kankara, Katsina State, saying the president coordinated the rescue attempt.

The minister who spoke at a press conference in Abuja also said that foreign help was gotten in tackling the crisis.

Despite claims by President Buhari that the abductors were settled, the minister, however, discountenanced the claim saying that no ransom was paid saying “Our security and intelligence agencies were completely on top of the situation.

According to him, “there is no where in the world that they don’t negotiate with terrorists”, especially when there is a need to save lives.

The minister also dismissed the claim of Boko Haram involvement in the kidnapping saying that the terrorist group which according to him had been decimated was only trying to claim relevance.

“They were kidnapped by bandits, not by Boko Haram.

“The attempt by Boko Haram to claim responsibility shows how decimated and irrelevant they have become.

“There is no doubt as to who kidnapped the schoolboys.

“Boko Haam was seeking relevance by trying to appropriate to themselves the work of bandits.

“A lot of fake videos were being sent out by Boko Haram to create the impression that they did it.

“Boko Haram is weakened and seeking relevance and trying to give the impression that they are still a potential force.”

Noting the president’s role in settling the crisis he said the president ensured the “safe release of the boys within the fastest period.”

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