Buhari to security agencies: Expedite action towards release of kidnapped Niger students

President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the nation’s security and intelligence agencies to expedite efforts towards the recovery of the 200 children kidnapped from an Islamic school in Niger State.
The president gave the order in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Monday.
According to the presidential aide, the president, who received briefing on the latest incident of school kidnapping, condemned the incident.
He urged all the agencies involved in the rescue operation to do their utmost in securing their immediate release.
He also directed the concerned government agencies to extend possible support to the families of the kidnapped children.
The Police Command in Niger State had on Sunday confirmed the abduction of school children and some residents of Tegina in Rafi Local Government Area of the state.
Mr Adamu Usman, the Commissioner of Police in the state said in Minna that the children were abducted from Salihu Tanko Islamiya School.
He also confirmed that the abductors killed one person in the process.
He explained that the incident occurred about 3 p.m. when a large number of bandits on motorcycles attacked the town.