Ogun State Governor and Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has hailed President Bola Tinubu following the release of the final batch of students abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School in the Papiri community of Niger State.
The freedom of the remaining 130 students brings the total number of rescued pupils to 230, coming after the earlier recovery of 100 students earlier in the month.
Governor Abiodun said the development reinforces the belief that criminality and violence will not prevail in the country.
In a statement released in Abeokuta on Sunday, the governor noted that the successful rescue aligns with President Tinubu’s assurance that all abducted students would be freed unharmed and reunited with their loved ones.
He said, “I am extremely delighted to learn that the remaining 130 students of St. Mary’s Catholic School Papiri community, Niger State, who were hitherto in captivity, have been released. The students, their parents, Papiri community, and the Government of Niger State have all been through a lot, and I rejoice with them in this moment of triumph over the forces of darkness.”
He further applauded the President for the security strategies put in place, stating that they have helped rebuild public trust in governance and national leadership.
“If this incident shows anything, it is the fact that the Bola Tinubu administration is committed to a safe, secure and prosperous Nigeria, and deserves our collective prayers and moral support
“The president is determined to tackle the upsurge of kidnapping and terrorist attacks, and bring sanity back to our society, which will invariably restore the confidence of Nigerians and the international community in the government, and bring massive development.
“The security agencies should be commended for this achievement. I also call on them to track down and bring to justice those responsible for attacking innocent and law-abiding Nigerians, using the full extent of the law.”
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