Buhari: Girls' reported abduction a 'national disaster'
Nigeria's President Muhammadu
Buhari says that the reported abduction of schoolgirls by militant
Isalmist group Boko Haram is a "national disaster", and no effort will
be spared to rescue them.
In his first statement since the militants stormed the boarding school in north-eastern Yobe State on Monday, Mr Buhari said:
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."
It is unclear how many girls are missing from the boarding school |
Mr Buhari said he had instructed the security agencies to ensure that
the girls are returned safely to their families, and the attackers
arrested and made to
face justice.
He added:
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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