It has also brought to question the capacity of the government of President Muhammadu Buhari in dealing with the rising tide of militancy in the West African country. Last Friday, armed bandits kidnapped 317 girls from a government girls science secondary school in Jangebe in the northwestern Zamfara State. The morning raid came over a week after gunmen kidnapped 42 people at a boarding school in the north-central state of Niger. In December, at least 300 schoolboys were kidnapped by bandits in Katsina, the home state of President Buhari. “The Secretary-General urges the Nigerian authorities to spare no efforts in bringing those responsible for this crime to justice,” Guterres’ spokesperson said.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 01, 2021 04:18 UTC