Kidnapped Borno schoolchildren: 130 days far too long – El-Rufai tells Nigerian govt 

A subordinate of the House of Representatives, Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, has called connected the Federal Government and information agencies to marque the rescue of schoolchildren abducted successful Borno State an urgent priority.

The lawmaker, who represents Kaduna North Federal Constituency, made the entreaty successful a connection connected Tuesday arsenic the children attack 130 days successful captivity.

The children were kidnapped successful abstracted attacks connected Mussa and Lassa communities successful Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.

Reports said astir 44 children from Mussa Ward and 36 students from Lassa were taken during attacks that began connected May 15 and June 29 respectively. However, immoderate reports person fixed antithetic figures for the fig of children inactive successful captivity.

The latest entreaty followed a protestation by parents and assemblage members from the 2 communities successful Askira/Uba connected Monday. The protesters said they would instrumentality their objection to the Presidential Villa successful Abuja if the children were not rescued wrong six days.

The parents besides questioned wherefore schoolchildren abducted successful Oyo State had been rescued portion those taken successful Borno were inactive being held.

Reacting to the situation, Bello El-Rufai described the agelong captivity of the children arsenic unacceptable.

“130 days is acold excessively long. The continued captivity of schoolchildren abducted successful Mussa and La...