Schools Abduction: Buhari Owe Nigerians Explanation For Decay In National Security －CNG

Few hours after the release of students abducted by bandits in Kagara, Niger State, the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has faulted Federal Government’s inability to put an end to security challenges bedeviling the country.

This was as the group also asked Northern leaders to interrogate President Muhammadu Buhari led administration over its failure to anticipate and checkmate the manoeuvres of marauding bands of criminals that roam northern communities and operate at will targeting soft spots like schools.

In a statement by the groups spokeman, AbdulAzeez Suleiman, CNG described the  recent escalation of kidnaps of school children as a grand design to criple the educational viability of the northern region after having messed up its economy and mutual cohesion.

According to the statement, CNG is excited by reports that the kidnapped staff and students of Government Science College Kagara have finally regained freedom from the armed bandits in Niger State on Saturday. But we warn that it is not yet Uhuru and we should not celebrate too early.

“Beyond the jubilation, however, President Buhari owes the nation the duty of explaining the glaring failure of his administration in the vital area of providing security for particularly the North.

“We call on northern leaders to interrogate the extent of levity of the federal authorities in not being able to anticipate and checkmate the manoeuvres of marauding bands of criminals that roam northern communities and operate at will targeting such soft spots as schools.

“We see the recent escalation of kidnapps of school children as a grand design to criple the educational viability of the northern region after having messed up its economy and mutual cohesion.

“No doubt the past few days had been very difficult, for everyone. Difficult for the abducted students, difficult for parents and families of the captives emotionally, practically and of course, financially.

“They were also difficult days for the government of Niger State, community leaders and elders that scrambled to reassure the public.

“The situation is also difficult for absolutely everyone as we wonder about the future and worry about each other, our neighbors, our friends, our families and ourselves.

“The CNG which has been on ground in Minna and addressed a press conference Friday afternoon calling for urgent action to rescue the captives feels proud today that it has once again played a major role in getting authorities to act.

“While we’re still on ground waiting to verify the release and the condition of the captives, we share in the joy of the parents and the Kagara community and Niger State generally,” CNG said.