Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Kebbi State to meet with government officials and the families of the schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga.
The aircraft carrying Shettima landed at the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport in Birnin Kebbi.
Shettima was accompanied by Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Zubaida Umar, and other government officials.
Shettima, who had earlier departed Abuja for Kebbi on the directive of President Bola Tinubu, is expected to convey Tinubu’s message to the people of the state, as well as receive a briefing on the situation for onward communication to the President.
Recall that the attack on the Kebbi school claimed the life of the school’s Vice Principal, Malam Hassan Makuku, who was reportedly killed while trying to prevent the bandits from taking the girls away.
Meanwhile, the police said on Monday that a combined tactical team was deployed to comb the forests in a bid to rescue the girls.
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the attack and commiserated with the families of those affected.
He also postponed his scheduled trips to Johannesburg in South Africa and Luanda, Angola, to attend the 20th G20 Summit of leaders and the 7th AU-EU Summit, respectively.
