The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai disclosed that his children were temporarily withdrawn from public school over kidnap threats.
According to The Nation, the governor’s son, Abubakar-Sadiq has been temporarily withdrawn from Kaduna Capital School, a Public School he was enrolled in 2019.
He also added that the decision was made to protect thousands of the school pupils as it was reported that three bandits groups were planning to abduct his son from the school.
Speaking with the Pidgin Service of the BBC, El-Rufai disclosed that his daughter, Nasrine had been enrolled in the same public school after turning six years before receiving the insecurity report that forced the family to temporarily withdrew the children.
He however said that the two children who are currently homeschooling and only going to Capital School to write exams will return fully when security improves.
According to him, “my son and also my daughter are registered in the school, because his (Abubakar-Sadiq) sister also clocked six and we registered her in the school. But we had to temporarily withdraw them for the security of the school because we received a security report that three groups were planning to attack the school and kidnap my son.
“I don’t think they (kidnappers) would have succeeded because there are enough security in the school to prevent them, but it would expose other pupils of the school to danger. We didn’t know the kind of weapon they would have brought. I had taken a stand against payment of ransom and we had reports that, three groups were planning to kidnap my son from Capital School to see whether I will pay ransom or not if my son is kidnapped,” said El-Rufai.
The Governor said, they had to make the decision to withdraw his son and daughter based on the advice of the security agents, he, however, stated that, “both Abubakar Sadiq and Nasrine will go back to the school when there is the confidence that, their attendance will not put the school at risk.”
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