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This was said on Sunday by the governor of the Katsina region, Minu Masari, after a meeting with the security forces. The target of Friday’s attack was the Kankara City State High School, which has a total of 839 students. In the attack, the unknown attackers fired with automatic weapons, said police spokesman Gambo Isah at the weekend.
Eyewitnesses informed the German Press Agency that numerous children were abducted. At first no one confessed the act. Defense Minister and Major General Bashir Salihi-Magash assured that the army would hunt down the perpetrators and release the school children. You already have information on his whereabouts.
In 2014, the kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls in northern Nigeria by the Islamist group Boko Haram caused a sensation around the world. About 100 of them are still missing today. At first it was not clear who was behind the crime in the current case. According to initial investigations, they could also be criminals who want to extort money as ransom.
The “Punch” newspaper reported on the protest actions in Katsina on Sunday, which were also directed against the government. The protesters had shouted “We want our children to return” and “We want safety in Kankara.”
The Regional Director for West and Central Africa of the UNICEF Children’s Fund, Marie-Pierre Poirier, condemned the kidnapping and called for the “immediate and unconditional release of all children and their return to their families.” UNICEF is deeply concerned about the case, which once again highlights the serious widespread violation of children’s rights in northern Nigeria. In a statement, he paid tribute to the Nigerian government’s efforts to bring the missing children home safely.
