The Coalition of Northern Groups says its state chapters have started trekking to Daura, the country home of President Muhammadu Buhari, in protest against the abduction of students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State.
Recall that the President had arrived at Daura town on Friday for a one-week rest when bandits stormed the school Friday night and abducted the students after a gun duel with the police.
Speaking with The Punch on Monday, the CNG spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, said that his members would storm the President’s residence today and remain there till the missing students were rescued.
He said, “Our state chapters are also embarking on a long trek to Daura in Katsina State to demand immediate action from Buhari who is currently in Daura.
“The Kano CNG will take off from Dambatta in solidarity with the Katsina chapter to link up with the Jigawa contingent at Kazaure from where they will join the Kano team at Mashi and proceed on the great trek to Daura for the long wait in front of Buhari’s country home.”
The spokesperson also said the group was pained by the renewed onslaught by bandits on northerners.
“The daring kidnap of hundreds of school children in Katsina only goes to confirm the series of warnings raised by the CNG that thousands of our fellow citizens in the north have virtually been abandoned to armed criminals and a vicious insurgency,” he stated.
