Kaduna senator lauds security agencies on rescue of Kuriga schoolchildren

The Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Lawal Adamu Usman has commended security agencies for the successful rescue of Kuriga school children who were abducted alongside their teachers.

The Senator expressed his excitement in a statement on Sunday while appreciating the security forces for their gallantry and commitment to rescue the abducted children.

He noted that the release of the Kuriga school children has brought relief to their families who have endured sixteen days of trauma and uncertainty.

While stressing that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has fulfilled his promise for the swift rescue of the abductees, Usman urged the security agencies to sustain their momentum in preventing future occurrences. 

The Senator partly said: "I am delighted and overwhelmed with joy to hear the cheering news on the rescue of Kuriga School Children in the early hours of today.

"Let me on behalf of the people of Kaduna Central Senatorial District and indeed Parents of Kuriga School Children, salute the courage, commitment and gallantry Professionalism of our security forces in the conduct of these successful and coordinated rescue operations of the Kuriga School Children as mandated by President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces Bola Ahmed Tinubu through the office of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadau in liaison with Kaduna State Governor, Malam Uba Sani.

"Indeed the last Sixteen days of the captivity of Kuriga School Children, families of the abducted children have been in an utmost stage of fear, trauma and uncertainty on their lives and possibilities of their rescue. But, today by the Will of Allah, the Kuriga School Children are emancipated from the terrorists' enclave safe and alive.

"The President has fulfilled the promises he made of a speedy approach to rescue the Kuriga school children last week during my visit to him with the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.

"I urged our security forces to sustain this brevity and adopt new strategies to curtail the future reoccurrence of security breaches in our schools, communities and highways. 

"Also, I advocated for sustained and guided operations to smock out all criminal elements in all enclaves by the security forces for the release of all those kidnapped and be united with their families."