Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has vowed to rescue all abducted 15 students and four staff of the College of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Bakura unhurt soon.
The victims were abducted by suspected armed bandits on Sunday night.
He said since the abduction of Jangebe school girls, the state government has continued to strengthen efforts of providing security to all schools across the state.
The governor who was seriously saddened with the resurgence of school abduction in the state by recalcitrant bandits, however, thank God for the prompt response of the security agencies who rescued three staff of the college.
A statement issued by the Director General, Media and Communications, Yusuf Idris Gusau, noted that “the reinforcement of security who work with the already stationed security operatives at the school led to the rescue of three out of the four abducted staff of the institution.”
The governor directed the security operatives in the state to intensify efforts and rescue all the abductees, promising to do everything humanly possible to rescue them unhurt.
Governor Matawalle also appealed to the citizens of the state to remain calm as government is taking all the necessary steps to restore normalcy in the area.
He charged inhabitants to cooperate with the security agencies deployed to the area by providing them with useful information leading to the rescue of the victims.
He further called on citizens to intensify prayers for an end of all criminal activities in the state and the nation at large.
Governor Matawalle who extended his condolences to families of those killed by the bandits including a policeman and two civilian security guards during the attack also assured parents of the abducted students that his government will intensify efforts to rescue them.
He prayed Almighty Allah to accept the Shahadat of the deceased and grant their families the fortitude to bear the loss.
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