AU Calls For Immediate, Unconditional Release Of Abducted Schoolchildren In Kaduna

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The African Union Commission, AUC, has on Sunday, called for the immediate and unconditional release of the abducted schoolchildren and teachers in Kaduna.

In a statement released by the Commission, the Chairperson, Moussa Mahamat Faki condemned the repeating mass abduction of school children and women in Northwestern part of Nigeria.

The statement read “The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Mahamat Faki, strongly condemns the mass abduction of schoolchildren and women on Thursday 7 March 2024, following an armed intrusion into the village of Kuriga, in northwestern Nigeria

“The Chairperson calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the abducted children and women.

“He affirms that this despicable act is a further illustration of the pervading threat posed by terrorism, violent extremism and banditry to the peace and stability of the Nigerian State, the West African region and the Continent as a whole.”

Source: Arise News

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