By The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari over the reported abduction of students from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, by unknown bandits who invaded the school.
The actual number of the affected students is yet to be ascertained.
In a statement, on Friday, titled ‘Terrorism: Account For 600 Kidnapped Katsina Students, PDP Tells Buhari’ by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP urged the President to offer explanations on the abduction since he is the the commander-in-chief, saying the incident was perplexing because it happened the same day Buhari arrived in Katsina State.
The statement read in part, “The PDP, standing with the entire Katsina people, charges President Muhammadu Buhari, as the commander-in-chief, who promised to lead from the front, to account for the abducted students, as the large-scale abduction happened a few hours after the President and his security machinery took over the state.
“Our party holds as perplexing that at a time the people of Katsina should have heaved a sigh of relief because of his presence, the abduction happened right under Mr. President’s nose; in his home state, where he had gone holidaying.”
The opposition party condemned the abduction and asked the president to secure the release of all the abducted students
“The PDP demands that President Buhari should immediately quit his needless holidaying in Daura and go in search of, and rescue the abducted students, particularly having earlier admitted that issue of security is his exclusive responsibility.
“The PDP, working in concert with other patriotic Nigerians will not rest until President Buhari finds and returns each of these students.
“The PDP urges Nigerians to remain alert and prayerful as the nation wades through this nightmare under an insensitive, inept and uncoordinated administration.”
