Ogona Anita
President Bola Tinubu has urged state governments to rethink the establishment of boarding schools in remote or under-protected areas, citing the growing risks to students.
This followed a wave of mass school kidnappings of schoolchildren and teachers in Niger, Kebbi and other parts of the country in the past week.
In a statement he signed on Wednesday, the President warned that poorly located boarding institutions are increasingly vulnerable to attacks by armed groups.
“States should rethink establishing boarding schools in remote areas without adequate security,” the president said.
Tinubu also urged mosques and churches to constantly seek police and other security protection when they gather for prayers, especially in vulnerable areas.
Speaking further, the President assured Nigerians that his administration would continue to maintain efforts in securing the remaining students of Catholic School in Niger State and other Nigerians still being held, hostage.
“We will continue to sustain the efforts to rescue the remaining students of Catholic School in Niger State and other Nigerians still being held, hostage,” he stated.
Tinubu on Tuesday had announced the safe release of all 24 remaining schoolgirls in Kebbi state.
