The Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Magashi (retd.), has said that the purported rescue of over 300 Kankara Government Secondary Schoolboys in Katsina State by the military was a Christmas gift to Nigerians.

Magashi added that Nigerians should pray for the troops, who by reason of their call to duty, would not be able to celebrate Christmas with their families and loved ones.

Bandits, who were armed with guns and riding on motorbikes had invaded the school two Fridays ago, abducting over 300 schoolboys.

The Boko Haram terrorists had later claimed responsibility for the incident, before the boys were later rescued, six days after some ransoms had allegedly been paid.

The minister stated in his Christmas and New Year message, as released by the Special Assistant to the Minister on Media and Publicity, Mohammad Abdulkadri, that the rescue was a Christmas gift to Nigerians.

Magashi said, "There is the need for peaceful co-existence, unity and peace especially as the country is fighting insurgency, banditry and kidnapping among other criminal tendencies.

"The season is the reason to turn to God in fervent prayer to crown the sacrifices of our fighting forces to attain maximum victory over the adversaries."

He further stated in the release, "While giving kudos to the troops who by reason of their call to duty, will not be able to celebrate Christmas with their families and loved ones, the minister assured them that the Commander-in-Chief, President Muhammadu Buhari, will not allow their sacrifices to go unrewarded.

"Magashi therefore noted that the least appreciation Nigerians can show to the nation's soldiers who are fighting patriotically so that the citizens can sleep with their eyes closed, even when they themselves can't afford to sleep, is to pray for them and be security conscious at this auspicious time.

"He thanked the leadership of the services and heads of security agencies and their civilian counterparts for the rescue and return of the kidnapped students in Kankara, Katsina State.

"He described the operation that culminated in bringing back the kidnapped children as unprecedented in denying the kidnappers freedom of action, saying that such victory over the adversaries is the most beautiful Christmas and New Year special gift to the nation."

http://saharareporters.com/2020/12/24/kankara-schoolboys-%E2%80%98rescue%E2%80%99-was-christmas-gift-nigerians-defence-minister

Staged kidnapping

Christmas gift kee you there

Nothing wey man no go see and hear under this administration.

Nigerian govt is as crazy as balloteli

nairavsdollars:
Christmas gift kee you there

Thunder kill all of them there!

I know I shouldn't curse but
THUNDER FIRE YOU THERE

The stupidity of those in power is beyond imagination. Don't try to think about it else you may run mad.

2023 is sha still very far

Mumu people too hold vital positions for this country joor.

Should the abduction have happened in the first instance?

Why were they taken in the first place?

That's the result of voting people with bread label as certificate.

Useless set of cursed people.

The Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Magashi (retd.),







Keep them for Ramadan
Stay your muslim lane

This guys are in over themselves? I mean this General feels like he just successfully planned and executed operation bagration? I mean the only reason we are concerned about the rescue of the kidnapped boys is the humanity in us. Otherwise, I fail to see how with the mammoth problems beseighing Nigerians, one would be concerned by some gutsy operation in an obscure small town in the North.

Christmas gift? At what price? I truly hope no ransom was paid, cos can’t imagine what the weapons and new recruits those bandits will use the money to acquire!

Oh I see, so if it wasn’t Christmas season they wouldn’t have been “rescued” ..just put a sock in it, not bought!

We have so many dramatic liers in this rescue mission., even this is the most conffused Rescue team in the world

You guys don't get it.

They are preparing another school children kidnapping for Ramadan and then for Easter.

They will release one batch as Ramadan gift and another kidnapped "bach" will be released as Easter gift.

Don't ask me more, these guys mentality has gone ballistic.

What an idiot.

Nigerian Army that pays ransom to Bandits , and Boko Haram

Abeg you gave bandits Christmas gift not Nigerians


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Shut up there shameless fools


So you faked the whole thing so you can lie to us and claim to be our saviour?

Man, I'm tired of this country

No wonder foreign passport sales hit record highs under this clown


Its official nigeria is a failed state run by bastadss

Lol... you gave thier sons back to them as Christmas gifts.

How many Episodes are we Expecting from this Season film?

Now am beginning to think this kidnap saga was stage managed by the cabals in government just to prove cheap political point....

Many Christmas and Salah have gone and the remaining chibok girls wouldn't be a gift to us too Abi?

Were they supposed to be kidnapped before? Meaning you lots were happy it happened.Imagine the idiocy in gloating over an unfortunate incident like this wherein young boys were being traumatized in their political chess game?

You say

na thunder go fire you there. this one too na Major general, all the atrocities that happened during military regime cannot be forgiven, they just dey award ranks to both sheep and goat mostly to Northerners, this one that ought to have retired as Lt colonel is being addressed as major general and a min of defence whom under his watch people are being kidnapped and killed



if kankara boys are not released is none of my business, even if the entire northerners are kidnapped it will put an end to this country slow development


once again thunder fire that min of coward for his Xmas gift him and useless principal is dishing out to their sycophants

So, KANKARA is now an XMAS gift.