Zamfara abduction: Buhari sends warning message to governors, Speaks against rewarding bandits with money

Nigerian governors have been warned to stop the policy of rewarding bandits with money and vehicles to avoid dire consequences.

VAM News reports that the warning was given on Friday, February 26, by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying the culture of compensating hoodlums by some state governments may boomerang disastrously.

It was gathered that the president disclosed this while reacting to the abduction of hundreds of the students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Zamfara state, noting that the abduction was inhumane and totally unacceptable.

Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, in a statement signed, stated that Buhari said no criminal group can be too strong to be defeated by the government.

He said that the only thing standing between the security forces and the bandits are the rules of engagement.

The president also advised states and local governments to be more proactive by improving security around schools and their surroundings.

Buhari said:

“A hostage crisis is a complex situation that requires maximum patience in order to protect the victims from physical harm or even brutal death at the hands of their captors.”

Meanwhile, this newspaper had previously reported that suspected gunmen kidnapped some students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata Mafara local government area of Zamfara state.

It was reported that the incident happened in the early hours of Friday, February 26.

According to the report, a resident of Kawaye village identified as Sadi Kawaye said that his daughters, Mansura and Sakina were among those abducted.

The report also added that several soldiers sustained injuries, stressing that it was not clear whether some fatalities occurred.

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