Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu, has asked for more support from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari over the abduction of dozens of pupils and teachers from Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, on June 17.
He made this known to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday evening after briefing the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
The governor lauded security agencies for rescuing some pupils and teachers; urging for more support from all Nigerians to end the challenges of insecurity across the country.
He said Buhari reiterated his directive to security agencies to deal with criminal elements in society. He also revealed that more governors will mobilise forces against the “criminal elements” in the days to come.
Bagudu said, “I visited Mr. President to further brief him about the unfortunate incidents in Kebbi State, at the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, where several bandits overwhelmed the security agencies and abducted a number of pupils, teaching staff and non-teaching staff and the regrettable loss of a police officer in the process and some pupils also and those who were wounded in the process, and those who are still in the hands of the terror gang; even though some successes have been commendably achieved by the rescue of some pupils and teachers.
“I explained to him that the security agencies have mobilised and are doing a great job, assisted by the military, the Air Force, the police, civil defence, vigilante, and community leaders.
“They are still at it and they’re doing a great job, but we need more support from all Nigerians and in fact all to ensure that we give them our maximum cooperation to finish what they have started.
“The President has, as always, expressed sympathy to those innocent persons who are held hostage against their will by terror elements and he condemned the action of all terror groups, wherever they are, whether they are bandits, Boko Haram, or any group that is taking away the liberty and freedoms and, in fact, lives and livelihoods of others.
“He maintained the instruction he has always given to the security agencies to give their maximum best in dealing with those criminal elements.”
