President Muhammadu Buhari,
Friday described the abduction of pupils from the Government Girls
Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, as a “national disaster.”
The President stated this
in a release made available to journalists by his Senior Special Assistant on
Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.
Buhari said he shared the
pains of the parents whose children and wards were abducted and would spare no
efforts in ensuring that the pupils were rescued.
He promised that more troops
and surveillance aircraft for a 24-hour surveillance of the area would be
deployed in the entire territory on a 24-hour basis, in the hope that all the
missing girls will be found.
“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, he said.
He continued, “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.
The entire country stands as one with the girls’ families, the government and
the people of Yobe State.
“This is a national
disaster. 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.”
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