Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to intensify coordinated rescue operations for abducted children and their teachers currently held captive by criminals in Oyo and Borno states.
According to the President, he has ordered relevant security agencies to sustain intelligence-led rescue operations.
The President in a statement released on Wednesday to mark the national Children’s Day celebration, which coincided with the Eid-el-Kabir holiday, also mandated the Federal Ministry of Education and state governments to deepen the implementation of the Safe Schools framework.
“To those children, their parents, and their teachers, I say this as a father and your President: you are not forgotten. You are not abandoned. To the families grieving and despondent, your government will not turn your pain into ceremony. We will continue to work until children taken from their homes, schools and communities are returned safely, and until those who profit from this cruelty are brought to justice.
“This will include updated school vulnerability mapping, closer coordination between state governments and security commands, rapid response links between schools and local security units, and stronger community-based early warning systems,” Tinubu noted.
President Tinubu further directed ministries to ensure rescued children receive proper long-term reintegration support, including medical attention, counseling, and education, while urging communities to quickly report suspicious movements around schools to security agencies.
Recall, about 39 students and seven Teachers were abducted by gunmen on May 25 in the Ahoro Esinele community, Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, with one of the Teachers Michael Oyedokun, reportedly beheaded.
