Women Affairs Minister Urges Abductors To Release Afaka Students

Minister of women affairs, Pauline Tallen has urged perpetrators of attacks on schools to desist from such “heinous” actions.

The minister said this on Saturday in Abuja, while reacting to the abduction of students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, in Igabi LGA of Kaduna state.

While condemning the attack, Tallen pleaded with the abductors to return the students unharmed and safe to their parents.

“The abduction of school children, especially young girls, is one too many and is not good for the safety and sanctity of womanhood,” 

“We have cried, pleaded, prayed and fasted for this to stop to no avail.”

She, however, expressed confidence in the efforts of the authorities and asked that Nigerians pray for the students’ release.

“I am confident that the military and security agencies are on top of the situation, so we must all pray for their safe rescue and release,” she said.

“I appeal strongly to the abductors of our innocent children to abandon this heinous act and return our remaining children unharmed to us and their anxious parents.”