Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) condemned the attack on Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, and demanded a coordinated action to rescue the students.
Reacting to the incident, Chairman of NSGF and Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Muhammadu Yahaya, described it as tragic, senseless and utterly unacceptable.
Yahaya said the continued targeting of schools posed a grave threat to the region’s stability and the country’s educational future.
In a press release by Director-General, Press Affairs, Ismaila Misilli, Yahaya, on behalf of his colleagues, commiserated with the government and people of Kebbi State, especially the families of the abducted students and those who lost their lives in the attack.
He assured Idris of the forum’s solidarity and support during this difficult moment.
Yahaya said schools must be sanctuaries of learning, not targets of violence, warning that continued assaults on educational institutions threatened to reverse gains made in improving school enrolment and curbing the out-of-school crisis in the region.
He expressed deep concern over the trauma the abducted schoolgirls would be facing, and called for an immediate and well-coordinated operation by the security agencies to ensure their safe rescue and the arrest of the perpetrators.
Reaffirming the commitment of NSGF to collaborate with the federal government and security institutions, Yahaya stated that the safety, education and welfare of young Nigerians remained a top priority for the forum.
He prayed for the safe and early return of the students, while extending his heartfelt sympathies to the affected families, and urging communities to remain vigilant and cooperative with security agencies in the collective effort to rid the region of criminality.
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