By Adesina Soyooye
A distraught Governor of Kebbi State, Nasir Idris, is holding the Military responsible for the abduction of 25 female students of the Government Comprehensive Girls Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State. He said the soldiers who were stationed to protect the area, inexplicably abandoned their beat 30 minutes before the terrorists stormed the school, killed the Vice Principal, a school guard, and abducted 25 students. One miraculously escaped.
Governor Idris has been lamenting since the attack on the school, and has not stopped to blame the Military for the ugly incident.
On Monday when he received the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Tajudeen Abbas in audience, Governor Idris called for a probe, and lamented: “If we knew they would leave our girls exposed, we would never have agreed to rely on deployed personnel.”
He questioned the rationale behind the withdrawal of troops shortly before the attack on the school and asked who gave the order.
He, also, wondered how such a large number of bandits on motorcycles could move freely on the highway without being detected.
He asked: “How can over 500 bandits be riding on motorcycles on our highways without being stopped? We have done our part for the Security Agencies. We provide logistics. We bought over 100 vehicles. Yet, the security architecture is not working.
“If we knew they would leave our girls exposed, we would never have agreed to rely on deployed personnel. We would have closed the school.
“I believe there are enemies working to destabilize this government and the Federal Government. The House must act, especially regarding the worsening security challenges.
“Yesterday, it was Kebbi, today it is Niger and Kwara — who knows where next? We must urgently tackle this situation.”
Speaker Abbas said he was in the school with his delegation to condole with the Government and people of Kebbi State over the sad abduction of the students and the killing of the Vice Principal and Watchman.
He donated the sum of ₦30 million to the families of the two slain officials. He, also, urged Governor Idris to immortalise the murdered Vice Principal for his courage.
Abass assured that everything will be done to secure the release of the students.
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