The Kaduna State Government has denied a report that claimed it hired a private negotiator to secure the release of students abducted from the LEA Primary School in Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area. Bandits stormed the school in Kuriga on Thursday morning and abducted over 200 students and staff.
“If the Punch Newspaper had made efforts to contact the Kaduna State Government, they would have gotten the correct information.” The Kaduna State Government has denied a report that claimed it hired a private negotiator to secure the release of students abducted from the LEA Primary School in Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area. Bandits stormed the school in Kuriga on Thursday morning and abducted over 200 students and staff. Punch newspaper on Saturday quoted a…
His Eminence, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has said that it was time for Nigeria to change to a system of government that would reduce corruption and bring government closer to the people. The Kogi Police Command on Friday finally confirmed the armed robbery attacks on two banks in Ayingba, where a police officer was killed.
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