Tag: schoolboys
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Kankara: A Walk Back from Darkness – Chidi Amuta
Chidi Amuta The boys of Kankara Government Science Secondary School committed no crime known to law in a secular state. Their parents enrolled them in a government boarding school in search of education, knowledge and enlightenment. Like their compatriots in the rest of the country, they all aspired to become great scientists, teachers, doctors and…
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Abduction of schoolboys on my visiting day to Katsina meant to embarrass my administration – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday that the abduction of 344 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State, was targeted at embarrassing his administration. Buhari made the statement when he met with the rescued Kankara students and representatives of their parents at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Katsina. The president, who…
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We’ll rescue abducted Kankara schoolboys ‘whichever way’ – Military
The military on Wednesday assured parents and concerned citizens that it will do everything possible to rescue abducted pupils of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. It is determined to get the boys out “whichever way.” Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu has deployed a Special Squad in the state. Governor Aminu Masari…
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#BringBackOurBoys: The Kankara kidnap, one kidnap too many – Ozioma Onyenweaku
By Ozioma Onyenweaku It was in 2014 that we woke up to the news of the abduction of over 200 girls from a girls’ school in Chibok. After all the hues and cries over the abduction, the girls remain missing more than 6 years after. With all the security paraphernalia Nigeria can boast of, actions…