Garba Maidoki, senator representing Kebbi South, says he is confident that the schoolgirls abducted in the state will be rescued soon.
Speaking on Wednesday during an interview on Channels
Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme, Maidoki said the abductors have not
taken the girls outside Kebbi South.
“We have a fair idea where the girls are, and we are sure
they have not moved outside the Kebbi south senatorial district,” he said.
“There is high hope that the girls will return home in one
or two days.”
The Kebbi lawmaker described the latest abduction as “the
most unfortunate week” of his life.
“When we heard of the kidnapping of the Chibok girls, we
thought it was too far away… today, it is right in the middle of my house,” he
said.
Maidoki said he visited Maga after the attack to console
affected families.
“These are people that we assured that when we win the
election, there will be security,” he said.
“Security was the number one item on the agenda for my
election.
“We will work with the government and other security agents
to ensure these children are brought back home.
“This will not be like the Chibok girls. They will come back
home.”
The Maga abduction adds to the rising number of school
kidnappings across Nigeria.
In 2014, Boko Haram abducted 276 students from Government
Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, Borno.
More than 90 of the Chibok girls remain missing.
Gunmen raided Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary
School, Maga, on Monday, killing the vice principal, who attempted to resist
the attackers.
Security agencies have been directed by the federal
government to rescue the girls.
Vice-President Kashim Shettima visited the community on
Wednesday at the behest of President Bola Tinubu.
Shettima spoke on the “administration’s priority” of
ensuring the safe return of the children.
He said the federal government will deploy every available
tool to secure the release of the girls.
The president has also postponed planned trips to South
Africa and Angola following the attack.
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