President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday evening, hailed the release of the 27 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna.
The president congratulated their families friends, as well as the government and people of Kaduna State, on what he referred to as “happy end to the saga”.
Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, made this known in a statement.
“We are happy they have been released,” the President was quoted as saying. “We express our deep appreciation to all the actors who contributed one way or the other to this happy outcome, in particular the defence and security agencies, the officials of the Ministry of Environment and the government of Kaduna State. We thank Nigerians for their prayers.”
Buhari, however, called for steadfastness and security awareness on the part of citizens and the law enforcement agencies even as he deplored what he referred to as “the increasing politicization of security in the country by opportunistic politicians.”
The President also appealed for the release of the students of the Greenfield University, Kaduna, and all other citizens held in captivity, expressing “the strong determination of his administration to ensure that Nigerians lived in a country where everyone can move where they want when they want without the fear of kidnapping and banditry.”
