The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says terrorists target schools for abduction of vulnerable children to embarrass government and inflict damage on the credibility of a nation.

Mohammed was reacting to the abduction and rescue of 344 school boys in Kankara and 80 Islamic school students both in Katsina State as well as 110 school girls in Dapchi, Yobe, in 2018.

The minister, who featured on a Special Forum of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said attacks on such soft targets were deliberate because it would attract global concerns.

“These are all terrorists who want to embarrass government and catch the attention of the entire world.

“The psychology is to inflict the most serious damage on the credibility of a country, giving the impression that if you cannot protect the most vulnerable in the country, such government is incompetent,’’ he said.

The minister, however, commended the nation’s security and intelligence agencies for their promptness, synergy and professionalism in ensuring the rescue of the victims.

He noted that no country in the world is immune to terrorist attacks.

“The US with all its technology and intelligence prowess could not avert the 9/11 which cost almost 2,000 lives.

“With all its acclaimed security expertise, the US could not save almost 200 children killed and injured in various school shooting incidents between 2010 and today.

“The MH13, which is a militant group cult group based in Los Angeles, has been tormenting the US for decades.

“France has lost about 289 people to terrorists between 2010 and today.

“Only recently, in March 2019, 49 people were shot dead in shootings at two mosques in ChristChurch in New Zealand,’’ he said.

The minister said the Muhammadu Buhari administration met the Boko Haram and banditry challenges.

He noted that the approach of the government in confronting insecurity was better and more effective than any previous administration.

“In 2014 when a similar abduction happened in Chibok, Borno State, the government then took three whole weeks before any meaningful action was taken.

“The parents of the victims were blamed at a time when they said they did not cooperate by giving the names, addresses, ages and sex to help in the rescue mission.

“On our part, we did not wait for that; we were bold, focused and went straight into action to rescue the children,’’ he said.

As part of lessons learnt from the abductions, the minister said state governments were advised to be proactive.

The minister gave an assurance that the administration would continue to work toward providing adequate security for not only students but Nigerians in general. (NAN)

https://dailytrust.com/terrorists-target-schools-to-embarrass-government-lai-mohammed

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“The US with all its technology and intelligence prowess could not avert the 9/11 which cost almost 2,000 lives.

“With all its acclaimed security expertise, the US could not save almost 200 children killed and injured in various school shooting incidents between 2010 and today.

“The MH13, which is a militant group cult group based in Los Angeles, has been tormenting the US for decades.

“France has lost about 289 people to terrorists between 2010 and today.

“Only recently, in March 2019, 49 people were shot dead in shootings at two mosques in ChristChurch in New Zealand,’’ he said.

The minister said the Muhammadu Buhari administration met the Boko Haram and banditry challenges.

He noted that the approach of the government in confronting insecurity was better and more effective than any previous administration.

“In 2014 when a similar abduction happened in Chibok, Borno State, the government then took three whole weeks before any meaningful action was taken.



https://dailytrust.com/terrorists-target-schools-to-embarrass-government-lai-mohammed

i hope this man is okay sha?

Someone will steal a phone in Ogbomoso and travel to Sokoto. Within 6 days, Abba kyari and his team will track and arrest the person.

But, a group of persons will kidnap over 300 school children in Katsina and they are still Katsina, yet no arrest.


Can someone explain this mystery to me, please.

Mr lie talks too much

I don't need to read whatever he wrote, lie is mad again

What nonsense! A government that is already national and international disgrace & embarrassment since inception? So what about the same BH terrorists that are kidnapping & killing the Nigerian military, aid workers, poor hapless citizens nkor? See how incredibly stupid and irresponsible you are?

What was your government thinking when its was rehabilitating same bandits/BH terrorists as repented & regenerated treasonable people? Remember you also once said "The proscription of ansaru(BH) is unconstitutional"?

Guess you remember you lied as usual that BH terrorism have been technically defeated or terribly downgraded? Now you're lying that the govt couldn't defeat BH because the world refused to sell weapons to Nigeria?
See the idiocy of your totally incongruent lies?

Goverment should kill them.

Na God go punish una Islamic lying skull o

And government can not target the terrorists to redeem their image right? Another senile comment from this demented f00l.