Osinbajo orders security agencies to rescue abducted women

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has ordered security
agencies to take all necessary steps to rescue the women who were
recently abducted in Borno State.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President on Media
and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement made
available to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday.

Akande said Osinbajo directed the security agencies to consider
partnering with the nation’s international partners to achieve the
feat.

While condemning the abduction, the Acting President sympathised
with the families of the abducted women, and assured them that the
Federal Government will spare no efforts to ensure the safe and
speedy return of all the victims.

The statement read, “The Acting President has therefore directed
Nigeria’s military and intelligence agencies to take all necessary
steps including coordinating with our international partners to
rescue the abducted women, as well as to ensure further tightening
of security in and around Borno State.

“The Buhari presidency assures that the ongoing efforts of
security agencies, including the establishment of additional
military and police bases in parts of the country, as well as the
improved intelligence gathering will continue, and commends some of
the recent significant breakthroughs in combating kidnapping and
banditry in the country.”

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has ordered security
agencies to take all necessary steps to rescue the women who were
recently abducted in Borno State.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President on Media
and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement made
available to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday.

Akande said Osinbajo directed the security agencies to consider
partnering with the nation’s international partners to achieve the
feat.

While condemning the abduction, the Acting President sympathised
with the families of the abducted women, and assured them that the
Federal Government will spare no efforts to ensure the safe and
speedy return of all the victims.

The statement read, “The Acting President has therefore directed
Nigeria’s military and intelligence agencies to take all necessary
steps including coordinating with our international partners to
rescue the abducted women, as well as to ensure further tightening
of security in and around Borno State.

“The Buhari presidency assures that the ongoing efforts of
security agencies, including the establishment of additional
military and police bases in parts of the country, as well as the
improved intelligence gathering will continue, and commends some of
the recent significant breakthroughs in combating kidnapping and
banditry in the country.”