Tinubu orders rescue of abducted Kebbi schoolgirls, strengthen security

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate rescue of abducted Kebbi schoolgirls from Government Girls’ Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, and strengthen the nation’s internal security.

In a statement, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, expressed the government’s “deep concern and solidarity” with the families of the abducted students. He condemned the attack, which also resulted in the killing of school officials.

Idris stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated the state’s fundamental duty to protect all Nigerians, especially children. To that end, security and intelligence agencies have been given clear directives.

“Our security and intelligence agencies have been issued clear directives to locate, rescue, and safely return the students, and to ensure that the perpetrators face justice,” Idris said. “The Nigerian Government will not relent until this objective is achieved.”

The Minister outlined a broader strategy to prevent future attacks, stating that the government is actively “recalibrating the nation’s military, policing, and intelligence capabilities.” The goal is to enable faster and more precise responses to security threats.

Furthermore, Nigeria is reinforcing cooperation with regional partners through ECOWAS, the African Union, and the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) to secure borders and disrupt terrorist and criminal networks.

The government has urged the public to “remain calm and confident” as these security measures are implemented.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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