… Receives rescued UniMaid lecturers
Tony Ailemen, Abuja.
Buoyed by the successful rescue of three university of Maiduguri lecturers and 10 other women after several months of negotiations with their abductors in the north east, President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to ensure speedy rescue of the 110 students recently abducted from the Government Science and Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe State.
The President made the vow when he received the abducted persons amongst them, three lecturers from the University who had gone on oil prospecting assignment on Nigeria side of the Lake Chad basin by terrorist, in June, last year.
The government which is still battling to redeem the promise made to Nigerians to ensure the rescue of students of Government Girls Secondary School Chibok who were abducted from their school since 2014, has witnessed several other abductions since the inception of the administration in 2015, the latest being the 110 students of the Government Technical College Dapchi, Yobe State, where the terrorist have held sway for close to seven years.
Buhari said, “Let me clearly reiterate the resolve of this administration to ensure all persons abducted by the insurgents are rescued or released safely. This is especially against the backdrop against the recent incident where another group of girls were abducted on the 19th (February) from of Government Science and Technical Girls College, Dapchi, Yobe State.
“I have since directed all security agencies to immediately ensure that every effort is directed to ensure the safety of our schools and students, as well as bringing back the abduct d girls to their families.”
Buhari assured that his administration remains unrelenting towards rescuing all those abducted, adding that he, “will also work closely with all stakeholders, especially the United Nations and other donor agencies, voluntary organisations, towards rehabilitating and resettling all those displaced as a result of all these conflicts, to quicken resumption of meaningful social economic activities.
“I remain very mindful of the pains and injury collectively meted out by the insurgents and we will ensure that government does not leave any stone unturned to degrade and contain these insurgents and ensure that complete peace returns to our land.”
