The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar -led
Jama’atu Nasril Islam, on Monday, expressed shock over the abduction of
students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State on
Friday night.
The JNI, in a statement titled, ‘Abduction of
GSSS Kankara students – a plangent mood for the poor masses,’ issued by its
Secretary General, Dr Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, urged the President, Major General
Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to hearken to the voice of Nigerians by
‘revamping ‘ the security architecture of the country and
addressing the nation.
The Islamic group said this on Monday just as more
facts emerged on the abduction of the schoolboys.
On Monday, the JNI said Nigerians were
tired of empty condemnations each time such tragedies (abduction)
occurred without concrete steps to arrest the situation.
The JNI recalled that the development was a sad reminder
of the abductions of the Chibok and Dapchi schoolgirls which government had yet
to resolve.
It urged the government to spare no efforts to
immediately return all the abducted Katsina students.
Besides, the religious body noted the abduction would
further frustrate school enrolment in the North.
It stated, “If there is any worse outcome than the
abduction itself, it is the fact that this is the most potent action to
frustrate school enrolment in northern Nigeria, as no parent will forthwith be
comfortable to send their children or wards to boarding schools despite the
many enrolment campaign efforts by the government.”
Lamenting the increasing insecurity, the JNI
said, “For the umpteenth time, we will continue to ask: for how long shall the
masses continue to live in fear? For how long shall the federal and state
governments continue to issue empty condemnations whenever tragedies strike?
“Are the government and the security agencies so
overwhelmed and thus cannot secure the citizens? Are there insurmountable
challenges or acts of sabotage that the government is hiding from the public?
These and many more questions continue to bedevil every discerning mind within
and outside Nigeria.
“The Kankara abduction was so belligerently
orchestrated that it happened the day Mr. President arrived Katsina State on a
private visit.
Are the bandits this bold
as to further test the resolve of the Government or smite the face of the
commander-in-chief by bringing it up to his doorstep in his presence?”
“This further proves what we once said that the
bandits rule in many communities and do as they wish with impunity.
Recall that bandits on Friday attacked the school in
Kankara and abducted no fewer than 333 students.
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