The Kebbi APC Youth Forum has accused the Zamfara chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of playing politics with the ongoing rescue operation for abducted pupils in Kebbi state.
On Monday, 25 students were abducted when bandits attacked the Government Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in the Talata-Mafara area of Kebbi state, killing Hassan Yakubu Makuku, a staff member, and injuring a security guard.
President Bola Tinubu had directed Bello Matawalle, minister of state for defence, to relocate to Kebbi over the abduction of the schoolgirls.
In a statement signed by Nasiru Maga, chairman of the forum, the group described the Zamfara PDP’s recent criticism of the deployment of Matawalle to coordinate the rescue mission as “heartless”.
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“While our daughters are spending another terrifying night in the bush, the Zamfara PDP is busy typing press releases to frustrate the rescue mission,” the statement reads.
“This is no longer politics; this is dancing on the blood of innocent children.
“The Zamfara government has abandoned the people it swore to protect. Its only achievement is turning Zamfara into a no-go area.
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“Criticising a rescue operation ordered by the president and executed by security forces while schoolgirls are still in captivity is a national security offence.”
The group commended President Bola Tinubu for cancelling his trip to the G20 Summit in South Africa upon receiving news of the abduction.
“We are confident that within days, Bello Matawalle will bring our 24 daughters home alive. No amount of distraction from failed politicians like Dauda Lawal will stop him,” the forum said.
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