Buhari declares abduction of school girls from Dapchi Yobe State “a national disaster”
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President Muhammadu Buhari has declared the abduction of students from the Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, a national disaster.
The president stated this while assuring the families of the kidnapped students that no effort will be spared to bring succour to them.
According to the President, “When I received the devastating news of the attack on the school and the fact that the local authorities could not account for all the students, I immediately dispatched a high-level delegation on a fact-finding visit to the town.”
“I also instructed the security agencies to deploy in full and not spare any effort to ensure that all the girls are returned safely, and the attackers arrested and made to face justice.”
According to a statement signed by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media and Publicity) made available to Elombah News and dated February 23, 2018, Buhari further said “The entire country stands as one with the girls’ families, the government and the people of Yobe State.”
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“This is a national disaster”, the president declared.
“We are sorry that this could have happened and share your pain. We pray that our gallant armed forces will locate and safely return your missing family members.”
“Our government is sending more troops and surveillance aircraft to keep an eye on all movements in the entire territory on a 24-hour basis, in the hope that all the missing girls will be found,” the statement concluded.
