Zamfara gov summons security chiefs over abduction of varsity students

  • 📰 MobilePunch
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 33 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 16%
  • Publisher: 63%

Nigeria Headlines News

Nigeria Latest News,Nigeria Headlines

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has summoned an emergency security meeting following the recent abduction of some students of the Federal University Gusau.

The emergency security council meeting was necessitated by Thursday night’s kidnapping of the students in their off-campus residence at Sabo Gida village in Bungudu Local Government Area.

In a statement on Friday, the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, stressed that the meeting was aimed at ensuring the immediate release of all abducted persons and finding a sustainable solution to the lingering issue of insecurity that has become a source of concern to the administration. He added that the governor directed the Deputy Governor, Mani Mallam Mummuni, to provide all the necessary support to the security agencies to restore normalcy in all affected areas.

The statement said, “During the meeting, the security chiefs assured the Deputy Governor of their commitment to restoring peace in the state.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 8. in NG

Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Tribunal Affirms Lawal’s Election As Zamfara State GovernorThe Zamfara State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Sokoto has affirmed the election of Dauada Lawal as the governor of the state.
Source: channelstv - 🏆 7. / 63 Read more »

Zamfara Gov Summons Security Heads Over Abduction Of Varsity StudentsZamfara Gov Summons Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal, has summoned an emergency security meeting following the dawn abduction of students of the Federal
Source: LeadershipNGA - 🏆 4. / 77 Read more »

Zamfara Gov Distressed By Killing Of Abducted VON Journalist Danjibga, Orders ProbeThe Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has expressed distress over the abduction and subsequent murder of a veteran journalist, Hamisu Danjibga, a
Source: LeadershipNGA - 🏆 4. / 77 Read more »

Gov Lawal summons security heads over abduction of students in ZamfaraZamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has summoned an emergency security meeting following the recent abduction of students of the Federal University in
Source: DailyPostNGR - 🏆 11. / 59 Read more »

We’ll ensure adequate education funding in Zamfara, says Gov Lawal | The Guardian Nigeria NewsGovernor Dauda Lawal, on Wednesday reiterated his administration’s commitment to ensuring adequate provision of funding in Zamfara State’s annual budget for education. The governor spoke during the 23rd matriculation ceremony of the Zamfara College of Arts and Science (ZACAS) in Gusau. The College comprises the School of Science Technology, School of Legal Studies, School of […]
Source: GuardianNigeria - 🏆 1. / 94 Read more »

Nigeria Has no Reason to Import Petrol – Delta State Governor OborevworiDelta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has urged the Federal Government and relevant stakeholders to work towards revitalising the nation’s refineries, insisting that Nigeria has no reason to import petrol with its economic cost implications.POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Oborevwori stated this on Tuesday when he received the National Executive Committee of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum …
Source: NigeriaNewsdesk - 🏆 10. / 63 Read more »