The Nigeria Police have confirmed the commencement of coordinated search and rescue operations for the abducted Zamfara school girls.
About 300 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara State are confirmed to have been abducted in the early hours of Friday.
In a release on Friday, by the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, the force disclosed that two surveillance helicopters have been deployed to that effect.
The statement said both ground and aerial assets have been deployed to ensure the rescue of the students.
“To ensure the success of the ongoing operation, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has ordered the immediate deployment of two (2) operational surveillance helicopters to Zamfara State.” the statement reads.
“This is in addition to the personnel of Operation Puff Adder II earlier deployed to the State to support efforts by the Command to combat banditry, kidnapping and other related crimes.”
The ugly situation has been condemned by the IGP as he described the abduction of the innocent girls as babaric and callous.
The Police boss therefore, “assured that the Police and other security forces will not relent until the abducted students are successfully rescued and reunited with their families. The joint rescue operation is being carried out by the Police, the Military and other members of the law enforcement community with support from the State Government and other Stakeholders.”
The IGP has called for calm and enjoined members of the public, particularly the people of Zamfara State, not to hesitate in availing the Police and the law enforcement community with useful information that can assist in the rescue of the abducted school girls.
The kidnap of the school girls add to the list of other similar cases that have been experienced in the country in the past weeks.
