Timeline of School Abduction in Northern Nigeria Under President Buhari PremiumTimesng: Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief that his administration could not secure freedom for Nigerians kidnapped by armed groups."Up-till now, I still grieve for our children still in captivity, mourn with parents, friends and relatives of all those that lost loved ones in the days of the senseless brigandage and carnage," the Nigerian leader said.
The girls -nearly 300 - were abducted by the extremist sect Boko Haram on 14 April 2014, from a government girls' secondary school in Chibok. Since the Chibok abduction happened in the North-east Borno State, terrorist groups across Northern Nigeria have continued targeting public schools and abducting school children for ransom.Yobe State
The Katsina State government later announced that the school boys had been released after negotiating with the terrorists. The government, however, did not disclose the terms of the negotiation. President Buhari, who was holidaying at his Daura home when the incident happened, addressed the released children at the Katsina Government House.On 17 February 2021, terrorists abducted pupils of the Government Science School, Kagara, in Niger State.
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