Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has awarded scholarships to the students of Kuriga Primary and Junior Secondary School, who were abducted on March 7, 2024.
The family of the late head teacher of Kuriga Junior Secondary School, Abubakar Isah, who died in the bandits’ den due to health complications, also received an N10 million donation from the Governor.
Governor Uba Sani while addressing the rescued children before embarking journey back to their community said the Children are now in healthy condition and Kaduna State government would be providing scholarships up to the university level to the children of the deceased teacher, Malam Abubakar.
“Kaduna State Government has taken a collective decision to support the family of Malam Abubakar, the teacher who died in captivity, with 10 million. Also because he has a very young family, the Kaduna State Government will be giving scholarships to his children until they finish secondary school and university,” he said.
Uba Sani disclosed that, after the Children spent three days for psychosocial therapy at the Kaduna Women and Children Shelter, he also said his Foundation would support the education of all 137 pupils and students.
“We saw the need to keep the children for this long because when they came on Sunday, it was observed that some of them needed some psychological support. So we had to engage the service of Psychologists and Medical Doctors to attend to them.
“Now they have been given adequate psychosocial counseling and therapy. I am happy today that all the children are happy and they are in high spirits.
“Now, you are going back home to meet with your parents and other family members who are eager to see you. But, I want to assure you that all of you remain my children,” the governor said.
The governor revealed that the Kaduna State government would be carrying out various rehabilitation works both in the Kuriga community and the school, saying that he has already given directives to that effect.
He assured the school children that he would be checking them at Kuriga from time to time to monitor the progress of their education.
Some of the children who spoke expressed appreciation to the Governor, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the security agencies who played vital roles in their rescue.
The children, who were taken back to Kuriga in buses, were accompanied by two Mobile Police Armored Personnel Carriers APC and several vans loaded with soldiers, Mobile Police, and personnel of the Department of State Services DSS.
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