President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, strongly condemned the bandits’ attack at the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by a presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu on Saturday, December 12.
The statement noted that Buhari charged the security forces to ensure that no student is missing or harmed.
The President urged the school authorities to carry out an audit of the population of the students following shootings in and around the school that sent hundreds of them fleeing and scrambling over perimeter walls.
Parents who rushed to the school and removed their children and wards were also required to notify the school and police authorities in order to have a full account of the school population.
“I strongly condemn the cowardly bandits’ attack on innocent children at the Science School, Kankara.
Our prayers are with the families of the students, the school authorities and the injured,” said President Buhari while pledging to continue to support the police and military struggle against terrorists and bandits.
The Nigerian leader pledged to continue to support the police and military struggle against terrorists and bandits.
The president stated that he has been receiving briefing from the Katsina governor Aminu Bello Masari, and the chief of army staff, General Tukur Buratai, about the ongoing efforts to rescued the abducted students.
He disclosed that the military, supported by airpower, has located the bandits’ enclave at Zango/Paula forest in Kankara.
Buhari said security forces are battling the bandits and that so far, there has not been reported any student casualty.
The President has directed the reinforcement of security of all schools in line with the safe schools policy of the administration.
