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The Digest:

President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound distress over the abduction of 25 schoolgirls from GGCCSS Maga in Kebbi State, describing the incident as a heartbreaking disruption of innocent education. In a decisive response, he has dispatched Vice President Kashim Shettima to the state, revealing how leadership must navigate the storm of national grief with both empathy and urgent action.

Key Points:
  • President Tinubu expressed sadness over the abduction of 25 schoolgirls in Kebbi.
  • He directed Vice President Shettima to visit the state to sympathize with the government and parents.
  • Tinubu assured that security agencies have been ordered to ensure the girls' swift release.
  • The attack occurred despite prior intelligence warnings of a possible strike.
  • The President commended the Kebbi Governor for his efforts to avert the kidnapping.
  • He urged communities in high-risk areas to share intelligence with security forces.
  • Tinubu also mourned soldiers killed in Borno, including Brigadier General Musa Uba.

Sources: Nigerian Tribune, Daily Trust