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Speaker 1: Barely one month after terrorists invaded the Christian school on

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November twenty first, twenty twenty five and kidnapped over two

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hundred thirty school children at the Saint Mary Catholic Church

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School in Papri town in Niger State, the Nigeria government,

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under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tenubu, has announced

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the complete release of all the abducted church school children

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by the terrorists. According to the Presidential Spokesperson, BeO on Anuga,

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the terrorists released the kids based on intelligent driven operations,

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but some Nigerians who took to the comment sections of

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the presidential spokesperson on social media said the government should

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come out clean and tell the public the truth that

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it paid money as ransom to the terrorists to secure

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the freedom of the kids, stressing that terrorists don’t release

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kidnapped victims for free. BeO on Anuga, the presidential spokesperson,

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had said in a statement he issued and made available

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yesterday that the remaining one hundred thirty school children and

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abducted by terrorists at Saint Mary’s Catholic School in Papri,

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Niger State on November twenty first, have now been released.

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They are expected to arrive in Minna on Monday and

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rejoin their parents for the Christmas celebration. One hundred were

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released earlier by the terrorists, taking the total of freed

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students to two hundred and thirty. The freedom of the

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school children followed a military intelligence driven operation. Some social

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media users who are apparently Nigerians, took to the comments

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sections of the presidential spokesperson post both on Facebook and

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ex social media platforms and expressed themselves over the new developments,

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some of which are presented verbatim below. Relwan Ibrahem said, released,

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not rescued. Kidnappers don’t release captives for free. In all,

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thank God for their lives. Femiade Boye said, So what

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happened to their abductors? Were they engaged in the way

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they understand or they were release east after monetary negotiation.

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We thank God for the release of these children. At

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the same time, what happened to the abductors? Akim badet

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Agenbiade said military intelligence driven operation? As how na how

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many bandits did their rest? Bankie Alash said a wheeler dealer.

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Government of no direction will never say the truth. Only

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God knows how much ransom was paid from the hard

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earned resources or borrowed funds of this country. No amount

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of propaganda or damage control. Nigerian’s becomes wiser every day

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with all your antics and they are ready for you

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come twenty twenty seven. Roscoe Oko said, Sir, with all

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due respect, do the terrorists release them unconditionally or your

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government paid ransom? Jo k Megamixer stated the Presidency celebrates

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her military intelligence driven operation for the Papri release, yet

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says nothing about the fate of the abductors. In a

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functioning secure system, the return of victims is only half

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the job. Without arrests or neutralized threats, This is not

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a rescue. It is a handover that comes at a

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cost that wasn’t mentioned. The official account of the Papriy

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release reads like a travel itinery, not a security report.

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If this was indeed an intelligence led operation, where are

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the suspects? Silence on the abductor’s fate suggests a non

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combative arrangement that leaves the kidnap industry intact. Mass kidnappings

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in Niger State have become a cycle of trauma and

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pr managed returns. By failing to mention any neutralized threats

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or arrests in the Papar operation. The presidency inadvertibly credits

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the kindness of terrorists for the freedom of our children.

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Elieu Mohammad stated, kudos to President Bola armed to Enubu

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pbat for his serious commitment to tackling security challenges. Lately,

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the government has been putting in real work to end

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kidnapping and banditry once and for all. Samuel Osiner stated,

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such military intelligence transactions completed alert received a government that

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negotiates with terrorists. On Newsom stated, I’m glad the remaining

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school children have been released and will soon be reunited

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with their families. But mister Mayo, how many terrorists were

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arrested or killed during the operation to free these children

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or was it the usual method of paying ransom to

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these terrorists while pretending otherwise? Then, Samuel stated, what happened

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to the kidnappers? Frankly, we’re far more interested in seeing

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how you deal ruthlessly with the terrorists than in the

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victims themselves, because we all know you’ll insist no ransom

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was paid even as they were released, perhaps in exchange

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for Exmas handshakes. You can’t easily steal fifty cows and

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march them into the forests, let alone abduct hundreds of

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human beings. How do you plan to face Nigerians next

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year and campaign for APC reelection when that would only

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mean more kidnappings and deeper in security. This is a

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truly clueless administration. What Nigerians want is to see the

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forests litted with the bodies of neutralized kidnappers, proof of

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overwhelming firepower, but instead you allow them to regroup and

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strike again, kidnapping even more victims every day. Chickahohaji added

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that mister on Anuga, don’t you think it is just

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too much to ask children who have been in a

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terrorist then for close to two months to be smiling

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for the camera. While we are relieved, these children, who

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are from being normal kids have undergone severe trauma. Asking

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them to smile for the camera is adding salt to injury.

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They did not go on vacation. It wasn’t Disney World.

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I think you people can do better. Terrorists are in

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competition with government for control of resources. That tells you

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a lot. Halleta Smith added, check out the words used.

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How will release follow? After a military intelligence operation and

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no abductors were either arrested or sent to their maker.

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Looks like we are getting good at hostile negotiations. Honorable

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Nuhusada added that we welcome the safe release of the

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remaining one hundred and thirty school children in Paparri while

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we rejoice with their families. This tragic abduction underscores the

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urgent need for effective security reforms to ensure our children

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can learn without fears. Aladi, bringin you, bunis in the

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mortgage is our medi