The federal government has expressed shock over the abduction of more than 287 students and teachers from both primary and secondary school in Kuriga village, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state.
Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, SAN, who briefed newsmen on Friday alongside the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, called for safe and unconditional release of the abducted children and teachers unharmed.
The Minister, who described the incident as one kidnapping too many, said the Ministry of Education is working with the security agencies on how to bring to end such heinous activities of bandits, especially under the Safe School project of the Federal Government.