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Barely one month after terrorists
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invaded the Christian school on November
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21st, 2025 and kidnapped over 230 school
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children at the St. Mary Catholic Church
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School in Papri Town in Niger state. The
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Nigeria government under the leadership
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of President Bola Ahmed Tonubu has
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announced the complete release of all
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the abducted church school children by
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the terrorists. According to the
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presidential spokesperson Beo Onuga, the
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terrorists released the kids based on
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intelligent-driven operations. But some
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Nigerians who took to the comment
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sections of the presidential
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spokesperson on social media said the
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government should come out clean and
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tell the public the truth that it paid
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money as ransom to the terrorists to
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secure the freedom of the kids,
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stressing that terrorists don't release
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kidnapped victims for free. Beo Onuga.
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The presidential spokesperson had said
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in a statement he issued and made
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available yesterday that the remaining
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130 school children abducted by
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terrorists at St. Mary's Catholic School
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in Capri, Nigerate on November 21st have
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now been released. They expected to
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arrive in Mina on Monday and rejoin
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their parents for the Christmas
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100 were released earlier by the
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terrorists, taking the total of freed
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The freedom of the school children
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followed a military intelligence-driven
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operation. Some social media users who
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are apparently Nigerians took to the
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comment sections of the presidential
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spokesperson post both on Facebook and
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exocial media platforms and expressed
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themselves over the new developments,
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some of which are presented verbatim
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below. Realwan Ibrahim said released not
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rescued kidnappers don't release
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captives for free in all thank God for
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their lives. Femiad boy said so what
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happened to their abductors were they
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engaged in the way they understand or
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they were released after monetary
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We thank God for dot the release of
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these children at the same time what
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happened to the abductors. Aking bad
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aenade said military intelligenced
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driven operation as how na how many
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bandits did their arrest. Banky ales
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said a wheeler dealer government of no
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direction will never say the truth only
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god knows how much ransom was paid from
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the hard-earned resources or borrowed
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funds of this country. No amount of
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propaganda or damage control. Nigerians
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becomes wiser every day with all your
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antics and they're ready for you come
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Rosco said, "Sir, with all due respect,
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do the terrorists release them
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unconditionally or your government paid
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ransom." Joke Megaixer stated, "The
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presidency celebrates a military
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intelligence-driven operation for the
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papri release yet says nothing about the
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fate of the abductors. In a functioning
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security system, the return of victims
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is only half the job. Without arrests or
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neutralized threats, this is not a
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rescue. It is a handover that comes at a
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cost that wasn't mentioned. The official
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account of the Papri release reads like
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a travel itinerary, not a security
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report. If this was indeed an
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intelligence-led operation, where are
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the suspects? Silence on the abductor's
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fate suggests a non-combative
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arrangement that leaves the kidnap
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industry intact. Mass kidnappings in
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Niger state have become a cycle of
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trauma and PR managed returns by failing
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to mention any neutralized threats or
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arrests in the papri operation. The
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presidency inadvertently credits the
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kindness of terrorists for the freedom
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of our children. Aliu Muhammad stated,
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"Cudos to President Bola Ahmed Tanubu,
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PBAT, for his serious commitment to
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tackling security challenges. Lately,
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the government has been putting in real
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work to end kidnapping and banditry once
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and for all." Samuel Ozer stated, "Such
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military intelligence transactions
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completed, alert received, a government
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that negotiates with terrorists." Onum
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stated, "I'm glad the remaining school
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children have been released and will
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soon be reunited with their families.
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But Mr. Beao, how many terrorists were
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arrested or killed during the operation
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to free these children? Or was it the
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usual method of paying ransom to these
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terrorists while pretending otherwise?"
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Ben Samuel stated, "What happened to the
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kidnappers? Frankly, we're far more
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interested in seeing how you deal
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ruthlessly with the terrorists than in
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the victims themselves. Because we all
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know you'll insist no ransom was paid,
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even as they were released, perhaps in
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exchange for exmas handshakes. You can't
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easily steal 50 cows and march them into
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the forests, let alone abduct hundreds
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of human beings. How do you plan to face
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Nigerians next year and campaign for APC
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re-election when that would only mean
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more kidnappings and deeper insecurity?
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This is a truly clueless administration.
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What Nigerians want is to see the
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forests littered with the bodies of
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neutralized kidnappers. Proof of
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overwhelming firepower, but instead you
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allow them to regroup and strike again,
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kidnapping even more victims every day.
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Chika Ohi added that Mr. on anger. Don't
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you think it is just too much to ask
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children who have been in a terrorist
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den for close to 2 months to be smiling
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for the camera? While we are relieved
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these children who are from being normal
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kids have undergone severe trauma,
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asking them to smile for the camera is
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adding salt to injury. They did not go
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on vacation. It wasn't Disney World. I
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think you people can do better.
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Terrorists are in competition with
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government for control of resources.
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That tells you a lot. How Smith added
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that. Check out the words used. How will
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release follow after a military
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intelligence operation and no abductors
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were either arrested or sent to their
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maker. Looks like we are getting good at
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hostile negotiations. Honorable Nusada
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added that we welcome the safe release
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of the remaining 130 school children in
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Papary. While we rejoice with their
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families, this tragic abduction
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underscores the urgent need for
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effective security reforms to ensure our
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children can learn without fear.
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