Nigerian President Instructs Security Agencies to Rescue Kidnapped School Children - World News Live

Nigerian President Instructs Security Agencies to Rescue Kidnapped School Children - World News Live

Abuja [Nigeria] : Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday condemned the kidnapping of children from a school in the north-central state of Niger on Sunday, and urged agencies involved to do their utmost to rescue the kidnapped kids. A statement from the State House on Monday said Buhari has ordered the nation's security and intelligence agencies to expedite efforts toward the recovery of the school children kidnapped after unidentified gunmen attacked the Salihu Tanko Islamiya School in Tegina, a town in the Rafi local government area of Niger on Sunday afternoon. Also Read:  US Spied on Merkel, Other EU Leaders; Macron Demands Clarification: Reports "He (Buhari) also directed that the concerned government agencies extend possible support to the families of the kidnapped children," said the statement. Eleven students of those kidnapped have been released, a government official in Niger state said Monday. A spokeswoman for the state government said the released children we…