STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday strongly condemned the bandits’ attack at the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State, charging the army and the police to go after the attackers to ensure that no student gets missing or harmed.

The President urged the school authorities to carry out an audit of the population of the students following shootings in and around the school that sent hundreds of them fleeing and scrambling over perimeter walls. Parents who rushed to the school and removed their children and wards were also required to notify the school and police authorities in order to have a full account of the school population. 
“I strongly condemn the cowardly bandits’ attack on innocent children at the Science School, Kankara. Our prayers are with the families of the students, the school authorities and the injured,” said President.

Buhari while pledging to continue to support the police and military struggle against terrorists and bandits. 

In the latest briefing received by the President from Governor Aminu Bello Masari, with whom he has been in touch, and the Army Chief of Staff, General Tukur Buratai, the military, supported by air power has located the bandits’ enclave at Zango/Paula forest in Kankara and there have been exchange of fire in an ongoing operation. Police said so far, there has not been reported any student casualty.

The President has directed the reinforcement of security of all schools in line with the safe schools policy of the administration. 
 
Garba Shehu
Senior Special Assistant to the President
(Media & Publicity)
December 12, 2020

Nobody, no sect, can put this nation into ransom so that they can continue to perpetrate their evil deeds. Just because the president refused to dance to their tune which was what the previous administrations did with the illegal miners, they decided to terrorise Katsina. This Government will not engage in any act of corruption, not even from the miners. ..

Our security agencies need to step up their game against all these evils called Bandit. May God save Nigeria/Nigerians from enemies within

the immediate release of 200 is a good step but we need the joint effort of the Presidency as well as the armed forced to rescue every one.

We don't have a president

Northerners kidnapped fellow Northerners Southerner are the ones carrying it on their head like Galla


Don't we have issues to bother about in Southern Nigeria

For me if it isn't about SouthWest or Yoruba land then I give less fvcks

does he do anything more than to condemn?

We need to step up our security measures and joint task force will be necessary

Even Katsina is not safe under a so-called ex-military man. Yet, sirjamo thinks Buhari is the best thing after sliced bread. He doesn't mind dragging his old age in the mud because of religion.

If you are not careful, your children will place a curse on your memory for defending the destruction of their future m

Our darling president is shocked!

Fake news, nobody was kidnapped. I thought Zulum said North was safer in the time of Buhari.

freeborn02:
Even Katsina is not safe under a so-called ex-military man. Yet, sirjamo thinks Buhari is the best thing after sliced bread. He doesn't mind dragging his old age in the mud because of religion.

If you are not careful, your children will place a curse on your memory for defending the destruction of their future m

Stop trolling me. I am not responsible for your being unfortunate in life.

TheRareGem1:
Nobody, no sect, can put this nation into ransom so that they can continue to perpetrate their evil deeds. Just because the president refused to dance to their tune which was what the previous administrations did with the illegal miners, they decided to terrorise Katsina. This Government will not engage in any act of corruption, not even from the miners. ..

This one too has gone to open nairaland account with fake gender to defend absurdity.

To think you even base your defence on just a comment from a spokesman. Empty comment without evidence.

Sirjamo:
Stop trolling me. I am not responsible for your being unfortunate in life.

Sirjamo, the societal dreg, doesn't know that he is a cursed being.

The unfortunate part is that you will hand over the curse of misfortune upon your head to your children.

I spit on you.

He is always condemning.

Our security really need to sept up with their work, measures and joint task force will be necessary

We need to work together and put an end to this insecurity

Until Nigerians unite as one inrespective of religion tribe or region stand up against this evil govt nothing will change it has never been this bad

The North will remain in perpetual insecurity and crisis,God sanctioned,since they have refused to say the truth and admit that Buhari has totally failed not just Nigeria,but the North in particular.
Until the North comes out enmasse and insist that Buhari steps down from office and actually force him to,the wrath of God will continue continue to haunt them.
Terrible set of hypocrites and bigots,refusing to call out a terrible leader just because he is a fellow radical Muslim advocate.