KADUNA — Kaduna Governor, Nasir el-Rufai says intel of targeted attack caused the “temporary withdrawal” of his son from the public school.
The governor who spoke with BBC pidgin recently said that though the security officials are capable of preventing any attack on the school, he wouldn’t want to expose other students to such danger.
He also mentioned the withdrawal of his daughter who was also enrolled in Kaduna Capital school at the age of six.
According to him, about three groups of bandits had planned to infiltrate the school and kidnap Abubakar over his stand on non-payment of ransom but were intercepted by the state security officials.
“My son and my daughter are registered in the school because his sister became six and we had to register her,” el-Rufai said.
“But we have had to temporarily withdraw them for the security of the school because we got intercepts from at least two groups that are planning to attack the school to kidnap my son.
“I don’t think they will succeed because there will be enough security there to prevent it but other children may be placed in danger.
“We have no idea what weapons they will come with. I have taken a stand against paying bandits and at least three groups of bandits have been intercepted planning to go to Kaduna Capital school and kidnap my son and ‘see if they catch my son, I go say I no go pay ransom?”
el-Rufai had enrolled his son in Kaduna capital school in September 2019. This according to him was to show his commitment to raising the standard of education in the state.
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