Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Kebbi State to meet with the state government and families of schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga.
Presidential spokesperson in the Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha who announced this on his Facebook page on Wednesday, said Shettima will meet with Governor Nasiru Idris, traditional rulers, security chiefs, and parents of the kidnapped students.
The statement said “President Bola Tinubu had specifically directed the Vice President to assure the people of Kebbi State that the Federal Government will ensure the quick and safe release of the abducted girls.
Shettima will also convey the President’s condolences over the recent security challenges and reaffirm the administration’s commitment to securing all educational institutions across the country.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda; Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Bernard Doro; the Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, and the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Hajiya Zubaida Umar are accompanying the Vice President on the trip.
Gunmen Monday attacked Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of the state, killing the Vice Principal Yakubu Makuku and kidnapped 25 female students.
