President Muhammadu Buhari has labelled the recent kidnap of over 300 schoolboys from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State, as ploy to embarrass his administration.
He said this when he received the rescued students and representatives of their parents at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Katsina, News Agency of Nigeria reports.
President Buhari who addressed them in Hausa, said it was not a coincidence that the abduction took place on the very day he visited his home town, Daura after several months.
He disclosed that he intends to retire to Daura after completing his second term in office in May 2023, noting that he last visited home 18 months ago.
The president promised to leave behind a stable and secure nation at the end of his administration.
He thanked God for ensuring the safe release of the 344 students, urging them to move on from the experiences in the hands of the kidnappers.
He urged the students to take their studies seriously to enable them to accomplish their missions in life. Buhari said that he was at the Katsina Government House to rejoice with the students on their release from captivity, noting that the government would do all it could to prevent future occurrence of the incident.