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The Digest:

A tense blame game has erupted over last Friday's school abduction in Niger State, with Presidential aide Bayo Onanuga accusing the state's CAN Chairman, Rev. Dr. Bulus Yohanna, of "playing games" and withholding crucial information, leaving authorities in the dark about the actual number of missing children.

Key Points:
  • Presidential aide Bayo Onanuga made the allegations on Arise TV's Prime Time.
  • He accused the Niger CAN Chairman, Rev. Yohanna, of obstructing the student count.
  • Onanuga dismissed claims that 51 students were rescued, stating they fled during the attack.
  • The Niger State Governor's request for a missing persons list has gone unanswered.
  • Onanuga alleged that the CAN chairman instructed the school principal not to speak to security.
  • This lack of cooperation has paralyzed rescue efforts and official response.
  • The exact number of abducted students from St. Mary's School remains unknown.
In the shadows of a crisis, the struggle for clarity becomes its own battle, where the fate of children is caught between the terror of abduction and the turmoil of information withheld.

Sources: Vanguard, The Punch