Kagara abductions: Niger govt releases full names of kidnapped students, teachers, others
The Niger state government has released the names of the abducted pupils and teachers of Government Science College, Kagara, The Nation has reported.
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The bandits had invaded the school in the early hours of Wednesday, February 17, and abducted 27 students and three teachers.
Others abducted are two non-teaching staff and nine family members of the staff who are staying in the quarters.
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The abducted teachers:
1. Hannatu Philip
2. Lawal Abdullahi
3. Dodo Fodio
The non-teaching staff:
1. Mohammed Musa
2. Faiza Mohammed
The abducted family members:
1. Christiana Adama
2. Faith Adama
3. Maimuna Suleman
4. Nura Isah
5. Ahmad Isah
6. Khadizat Isah
7. Mohammed Mohammed
8. Aisha Isah
9. Saratu Isah.
The students:
1. Jamilu Isah
2. Shem Joshua
3. Abbas Abdullahi
4. Isah Abdullahi
5. Ezekeil Danladi
6. Haliru Shuibu
7. Mamuda Suleman
8. Danzakar Dauda
9. Abdulsamad Sanusi
10. Bashir Abbas
11. Suleman Lawal
12. Abdullahi Adamu
13. Habakuk Augustine
14. Idris Mohammed
15. Musa Adamu
16. Abdulkarim Abdulrahman
17. Abubakar Danjumma
18. Abdullahi Abubakar
19. Bashir Kamalideen
20. Mohammed Salisu.
21. Yusuf M Kabir
22. Isah Abdullah Makusidi
23. Polineous Vicente
24. Lawal Bello
25. Mohammed K Shehu
26. Mubarak Sidi
27. Abdulsamad Nuhu.
According to The Nation, the student shot and killed by the bandits in the school premises was named Benjamin Habila.
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Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday evening, February 17, met with the governor of Niger state, Abubakar Bello, at Aso Rock over the abductions at the public secondary school in Kagara.
After the meeting at the Presidential Villa, Governor Bello told newsmen that he spoke with the president on deploying additional security personnel to the state, and working towards ensuring a long-lasting solution to insecurity.
The Niger state governor said he was very convinced by what President Buhari told him, adding that he has seen the presence of the military in Kagara.
Meanwhile, Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president of Nigeria, has also spoken against the Kagara abductions.
Speaking on the disturbing development, Atiku warned that Nigeria must stop rewarding criminality, adding that it would result in more crimes being committed.
Atiku who described the current menace as alarming explained that allowing criminals to profit from their criminality is not a solution.
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