BREAKING: Tinubu confirms rescue of all 38 abducted Kwara worshippers, release of 51 abducted Niger students

President Bola Tinubu has announced that “all the 38 worshippers abducted in Eruku, Kwara State have been rescued.”

The president made the announcement on Sunday evening.

NewsClick Nigeria reports that the victims were kidnapped from a church last week in Kwara.

Tinubu, in a statement, also confirmed the release of 51 of the over 300 abducted students in Niger State.

The said he is “closely monitoring the security situation nationwide and receiving continuous updates from the frontline.”

“Let me be clear: I will not relent. Every Nigerian, in every state, has the right to safety — and under my watch, we will secure this nation and protect our people,” he said.

Read full statement below:

My fellow Nigerians,

You will recall that I cancelled my trip to the G20 summit in South Africa to enable me coordinate the security efforts at home.

Thanks to the efforts of our security forces over the last few days, all the 38 worshippers abducted in Eruku, Kwara State have been rescued.

I am equally happy that 51 out of the missing students of the Catholic School in Niger State, have been recovered.

I am closely monitoring the security situation nationwide and receiving continuous updates from the frontline.

Let me be clear: I will not relent. Every Nigerian, in every state, has the right to safety — and under my watch, we will secure this nation and protect our people.

 

~ Bola Ahmed Tinubu

President & Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces

Federal Republic of Nigeria