INSECURITY: NORTHERN GOVERNORS REACTS OVER KILLINGS OF GREENFIELD UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Nigeria Governors under the auspices of Northern Governors Forum discloses it is distressed with the killing of they three students recently abducted at the Greenfield University, Kaduna State by their kidnappers.
Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State Simon Bako Lalong while reacting to the incident, described the murder of the young innocent students as shocking, barbaric and condemnable.
Lalong said there is no justification for the kidnap and murder of the innocent students who were simply in school to study and prepare themselves for service to the nation.
This action according to him is an act of mere wickedness that must not be allowed to go unpunished.
Lalong made this known in a statement isued by Dr. Makut Simon Macham
Director of Press & Public Affairs to the Governor of Plateau State & Chairman, Northern Governors Forum on April 24th, 2021.
He said the Northern Governors have continued to engage the Federal Government and security agencies towards a lasting solution to this menace of kidnapping and other criminal activities particularly in schools which has great implications for the future of education in the region and the nation at large.
Lalong also said the recent meeting of the Forum with President Muhammadu Buhari and Service Chiefs was to further consolidate on measures towards addressing the security challenges of the region and the nation as a whole.
While commiserating with the families of the murdered students, the Governors called for the immediate and unconditional release of the other students still under captivity.
