Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, says President Bola Tinubu has ordered a full-scale rescue operation for the abducted Ogbomoso and Borno schoolchildren.
Idris spoke in Abuja on Thursday during a press conference on national security tagged #UniteAgainstTerror.
The minister’s comments come amid growing public concern over the rising wave of attacks on schools across the country, which has triggered protests in several locations, including the nation’s capital, since Monday.
On May 15, gunmen abducted about 39 students and seven teachers from three schools in Oriire LGA of Oyo state.
Two people were killed during the attack on one of the schools, while Michael Oyedokun, one of the abducted teachers, was later killed in captivity.
In a separate incident in mid-May, about 42 children were reportedly abducted from a school in Askira-Uba LGA of Borno state.
Addressing the incidents, Idris said the abductions are not merely attacks on communities and families but assaults on
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