Meanwhile, the Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, declare a state of emergency on insecurity in the country.
The Upper Chamber condemned in very strong terms, Wednesday’s abduction of students and teachers of Government Science School, Kagara, Niger State, by bandits.
Earlier, sponsor of the motion, Senator Mohammed Sani Musa, noted with sadness, and great concern, the recent terrorist attack and abduction of students at Government Science School, Kagara, Niger State by gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday.
Senator Musa further noted that the bandits who were dressed in military uniforms overpowered the security guards before whisking away the students, and killing some which numbers are yet to be confirmed.
He further recalled other abduction of school children yet to be resolved like the abduction of 300 students at Government Science School, Kankara, Katsina State, Chibok Girls in 2014, and abduction of about 100 school girls at Government Girls Science and Technical School, Dapchi, Yobe State.
He expressed concern that if no immediate action is taken to rescue Kagara School Students, their fate may be sealed in the hands of terrorists; noting also that Niger, Katsina and many other states in North-west And North-central Nigeria are now bedeviled by Bandits attacks.
He said on Sunday, 14th February 2021, many commuters and passengers numbering 57 were abducted in Kundu, all within the same area and yet to be released.
The Senator observed that almost all incidents of abducting students from schools happen in northern Nigeria, defeating efforts made to ensure that children go to school in northern part of Nigeria.
According to him, with incidents like this, they will be reversing all the gains that were made in convincing parents and wards to take their children to school, and that one should imagine the consequences of not going to school in this 21st century..
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