Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, representing Aba South, has urged President Bola Tinubu to take decisive action by holding accountable the military commander alleged to have ordered the withdrawal of troops from a Kebbi school shortly before students were abducted.
Nigerian Newssphere reported that Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, claimed soldiers assigned to Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, were pulled out around 3:00 a.m. — barely 45 minutes before bandits launched the attack.
Security expert, retired Group Captain Sadeeq Shehu, also described the governor’s allegation as “too serious to ignore,” stressing the need for a thorough investigation. Speaking on ARISE News, Shehu said the incident exposed a critical failure in Nigeria’s Safe School initiative and insisted that the claim that troops were redeployed shortly before the attack “cannot be dismissed with a press statement.”
Addressing the Senate on Wednesday, Abaribe echoed similar concerns, saying:
“The governor of Kebbi said that somebody ordered the troops out, and people were kidnapped. Till today, nobody in Nigeria knows what happened. No questions have been asked, and we are sitting down as parliament, talking and talking, yet somebody is responsible.”
He called on the presidency to lead by example by ensuring transparency and accountability in the matter.
