BEVERLY HILLS, March 02, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, expressed “overwhelming joy” over the release of abducted female students in Zamfara State. In a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari said, “I join the families and people of Zamfara State in welcoming and celebrating the release of these traumatized female students.”
The statement further quoted Buhari as saying that he was excited that the abductees’ ordeal came to a happy end without any incident, adding that, “Being held in captivity is an agonising experience not only for the victims but also their families and all of us.”
While celebrating the release of the students, President Buhari called for greater vigilance by the people so that human intelligence could be collected early enough to nip the bandits’ plans in the bud.
He warned that the time had come to reverse, completely, the grim and heartbreaking incidents of kidnapping.
President Buhari kicked against payment of ransom, saying “Ransom payments will continue to prosper kidnapping.”
He urged the Police and the Military to go after the kidnappers and bring them to justice.
