On November 21, armed men attacked the school and abducted
315 people — including 303 students and 12 teachers.

Subsequently, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in
Niger state said 50 students abducted from the school had escaped from
captivity.

Speaking during a solidarity visit to Bulus Yohanna, the
Catholic bishop of Kontagora diocese and proprietor of the school, Ribadu
reportedly said “the children are doing fine and will be back soon”.

“This is a very solemn and difficult moment for us,
especially after hearing from some of the parents and all of you. However, we
take responsibility because it is our duty to protect you,” a statement by the
diocese quoted Ribadu as saying.

“This is a directive from Mr. President that we must come
and visit you. Mr. President is in pain; he is in sorrow just like all of us.
He stopped everything he was doing; he was supposed to travel but he suspended
his journey.”

The NSA noted that the government would no longer tolerate
the activities of criminals terrorising Nigerians.

“Enough is enough. We will not be relentless in our efforts.
We are all under attack. Let us not allow bad people to divide us; let us not
allow evil to get into us,” he said.

Ribadu said international partners are rallying behind
Nigeria in the fight against terrorism and banditry.

“Many good people from all over the world are coming to
support us, including the United States of America,” he added.

“We appreciate everyone, especially European countries like
France, the United Kingdom and a couple of others. The whole world is coming
together to stop and defeat this evil which has been going on in Nigeria for
two decades.”

Earlier, Yohanna thanked President Bola Tinubu and presented
copies of the report to the NSA  after
which they went into a closed door meeting that lasted for about 30 minutes.