Bayo Onanuga, the Particular Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Info and Technique, has accused the Niger State chairman of the Christian Affiliation of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Dr. Bulus Yohanna, of failing to offer correct data on final Friday’s abduction of scholars from St. Mary’s Non-public Catholic Main and Secondary Faculties in Papiri, Agwara LGA.
Talking on Come up Tv’s Prime Time on Monday, Onanuga alleged that Yohanna was “enjoying video games” with the incident and hindering efforts by authorities to determine the precise variety of kidnapped college students.
He dismissed earlier claims by the CAN chairman that 51 college students had been rescued, insisting that these college students had been by no means kidnapped within the first place.
In keeping with him, the federal government continues to be unsure in regards to the variety of lacking college students on account of insufficient cooperation from the varsity and non secular authorities.
He dismissed earlier claims by the CAN chairman that 51 kidnapped college students had been rescued, insisting that these college students had been by no means captured.
“I learnt when the bandits got here within the evening, the scholars had been working helter-skelter and a few of them merely ran again to their properties,” he stated.
In keeping with him, the federal government stays unsure in regards to the variety of lacking college students on account of an absence of cooperation from college and non secular authorities.
“As for the time being, the authorities are at the hours of darkness as to how many individuals are actually lacking,” Onanuga stated, including that even safety businesses had no readability.
He famous that Niger State Governor had requested a listing of lacking college students however had but to obtain one.
“The authorities are at the hours of darkness as to how many individuals are actually lacking. The Niger State Governor requested for the record of scholars which can be lacking, up until now, I don’t know what sort of sport the CAN chairman in Niger is enjoying. They aren’t collaborating with the federal government, I don’t know why they’re doing that. Even the safety males don’t know why they don’t seem to be releasing the names.” he said.
The presidential aide additional claimed that Rev. Yohanna instructed the varsity principal to not have interaction with safety operatives, complicating ongoing rescue efforts.
“The CAN chairman of Niger truly informed the principal of that college to not discuss to safety individuals,” Onanuga alleged.