Abducted Katsina Students Will Be Rescued Soon, Says FG

The federal government says rescuing abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, will be an easy and smooth task.

Bashir Salihi-Magashi, minister of defence, made this known on Saturday.

Eko Hot Blog had reported how gunmen, on Friday, stormed the school, parted with over 300 students.

But speaking when a federal government delegation met with Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina, on Sunday, Salihi-Magashi said the government has the situation under control.

He disclosed that the government has strategies to rescue the students, adding that security operatives are armed with vital information and intelligence regarding the activities and operations of the abductors.

He, however, called for prayer to prevent collateral damage should the rescue operation becomes confrontational.

“We have strategies and I believe we can do it without any collateral damage to the people of Katsina State,” he said.

“We have the intelligence, the information, their whereabouts, their movements and their methods of operations. The task is easy for the armed forces and the police.

“The only thing is that we need prayers from you so that there will be no collateral damage in the event of being hostile. We assure you that all hands are on deck.

“So far, we have been briefed by the Police Commissioner, GOC, Brigade Commander, Air Commander, DSS, and other security officers.

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“Our interest is to keep ourselves abreast with what actually happened two days ago and we believe with their briefings, this task is going to be simple for us.”