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Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA), says pupils and staff abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, Agwarra LGA of Niger state, are in good condition and will soon be reunited with their families.

On November 21, armed men attacked the school and abducted 315 people — including 303 students and 12 teachers.

Subsequently, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger state said 50 students abducted from the school had escaped from captivity.

Speaking during a solidarity visit to Bulus Yohanna, the Catholic bishop of Kontagora diocese and proprietor of the school, Ribadu reportedly said “the children are doing fine and will be back soon”.

“This is a very solemn and difficult moment for us, especially after hearing from some of the parents and all of you. However, we take responsibility because it is our duty to protect you,” a statement by the diocese quoted Ribadu as saying.

“This is a directive from Mr. President that we must come and visit you. Mr. President is in pain; he is in sorrow just like all of us. He stopped everything he was doing; he was supposed to travel but he suspended his journey.”

The NSA noted that the government would no longer tolerate the activities of criminals terrorising Nigerians.

“Enough is enough. We will not be relentless in our efforts. We are all under attack. Let us not allow bad people to divide us; let us not allow evil to get into us,” he said.

Ribadu said international partners are rallying behind Nigeria in the fight against terrorism and banditry.

“Many good people from all over the world are coming to support us, including the United States of America,” he added.

“We appreciate everyone, especially European countries like France, the United Kingdom and a couple of others. The whole world is coming together to stop and defeat this evil which has been going on in Nigeria for two decades.”

Earlier, Yohanna thanked President Bola Tinubu and presented copies of the report to the NSA after which they went into a closed door meeting that lasted for about 30 minutes.

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L-R: Bulus Yohanna, the Catholic bishop of Kontagora diocese, and Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser

Nigeria has gone to the drain.

Lol. They are doing fine? In the bush or perhaps they are lodged in a five-star hotel?

Reach out to your boys to release them.

Obviously, negotiation is underway. We are at crossroads.

Ribadu the NSA is truly unserious. How can kidnapped kids be fine? Ribadu is the definition of incompetence

It's obvious now there is a huge plan and they are organised to be able to afford a helicopter.

Heavy ransoms in billions will be paid again to release them

The government of tinubu is still negotiating 😂😆😆

Just imagine. We need to get our priorities right in this country.

Islamabad should continue tampering with Vatican properties. Hands go soon touch una 📌💯

As if the students were on Excursion 🤣

With due respect , how do you know sir, did you by any means know one or two things about this abduction? What are you not telling us? Will you be telling us these if any of them is your child?

What are you doing about these bandits ravaging the country or are you one of their sponsors?

What are you doing to ensure that your northern brothers stop breeding like rabbits as they produce children they are Unable to take care of and which in turn get indoctrinated into radical islamism and terrorism as they are left under the care of wicked malams ?

"Doing fine" while in captivity, how? our mumu done do, this is insulting...

Ribadu is the most incompetent NSA Nigeria has ever had.

southsouthking:
Nigeria has gone to the drain.

Chairman of Bandits has spoken

Able chair we hail you 🙌

Nigeria is just a mess... innocent children kidnapped and taken to unknown forest for over two weeks now,all they can say is they are doing well... which means the government even knows where they are...

Them never use them do media parade na.

APC will not release them until after a media parade on how they rescued Christian students from jihahist.

Don't forget, those bandits freed those pupils on their term, our federal government can't do chiiiii.

AMINDA:
Lol. They are doing fine? In the bush or perhaps they are lodged in a five-star hotel?

In 5 star hotel in the forest

What a shame! coming out of the office of the NSA seriously, this is really a disgraceful statement. You are telling us they're fine knowing fully well they're in the hands of killers, it's like someone in a Lions den needing urgent rescue and you come out and say that they're fine. So what we should do is to wait and the government would take their time and release them. Chai Nigeria don casts

Like they're doing fine inside bush or they doing fine under captive? Please help them to come out from the bush first and leave the statement of "doing fine for now

kennyz247:
Nigeria is just a mess... innocent children kidnapped and taken to unknown forest for over two weeks now,all they can say is they are doing well... which means the government even knows where they are...

honestly Tinubu should rather resign he's a disgrace, never believed that Buhari would be a more competent leader than someone

The students and their teachers are doing fine? How nah? Oga how nah? Howwww?

Seamless government, I spit on APC n their supporters

Useless country with useless leaders

Kids that were forced out of their schools, currently staying in a bush and traumatised, you are saying they are doing fine...
How insensitive can these guys be?

They're doing fine in the hotel you and the bandits lodge them abi? What a joke of leaders leading this country and their utterance

These men in government have deals with these terrorists in the bushes... If i'm wrong, what's the temerity about, telling us how fine the girls are doing inside the bush if he knows no secrets struck between both parties?


It's so sad and unfortunate!!!

Hmnn na wao. This is Nigeria. Oh so the children and staff are doing fine .....cure is better than prevention in Nigeria. So the government is now the bandit's media team?

What's the meaning of this?

Ribadu!!!

Can't wait for the remaining girls to be rescued

How do we take ur words serious when u are yet to free shiabu and the chibok school girls? When muslim children are kidnapped within few days they are released but if it's christain children it will just enter voice mail and many useless promises.

So Ribadu sent them on vacation to kidnappers to a place only known to him that is why he knows they are doing fine,in a shortwhile he will return them and tell us the security forces has rescued them and start telling us it is one of their achievements