{"id":33674,"date":"2020-12-20T16:21:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T16:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=33674"},"modified":"2020-12-20T16:21:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T16:21:19","slug":"kankara-schoolboys-how-we-rescued-344-students-nigerian-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/kankara-schoolboys-how-we-rescued-344-students-nigerian-military","title":{"rendered":"Kankara schoolboys: How we rescued 344 students \u2013 Nigerian military"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigerian military has made some disclosures on how it carried out the rescue operation of the three hundred forty-four (344) boys kidnapped from their school in Kankara, Katsina State, on December 11.<\/p>\n<p>It said that while kinetic and non-kinetic approaches were used to ensure all the students were rescued unhurt, there was resistance from the kidnappers who laid an ambush against the troops.<\/p>\n<p>Major Gen. John Enenche, the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, and retired Major Gen. Ahmed Jibrin, former Director, Military Intelligence, gave the accounts when they both featured on a special edition of the Nigeria Television Authority programme, \u201cGood Morning Nigeria\u201d on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Jibrin, who is currently the Special Adviser, Technical, to the Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, said after the kidnapped of the boys, the minister led a delegation, including the Service Chiefs and National Security Adviser, to Katsina and Kankara.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the minister gave the rules of engagement directing the military to ensure the abducted boys were rescued without casualties and within the shortest time possible.<\/p>\n<p>Jibrin said, \u201cFollowing the directive, the troop closed in on the abductors from 4 different fronts, including the reinforcement that was made from other divisions to ensure that the entire location was sealed off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bandits were all under siege, and they were fully aware of that, feeling the impacts of the presence of the troops both from the air and on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen they approached the location where the boys were held, the troops encountered some pockets of opposition which they cleared and moved deeper into the forest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough, there was no casualty on the part of the boys, a lot of the bandits were neutralised because in the attempt by the military to move forward, they laid an ambush in 2 places along the way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInfact, in the second place where they laid an ambush, there was serious resistance because they were hiding and occupied the road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey delayed the movement of the troop for some hours before they were neutralised.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jibrin added that while the troops were on the field, negotiations were ongoing at another level of the rescue efforts.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the troop couldn\u2019t completely demobilise the bandits because of possible collateral damage as the abducted boys were used as a human shield.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the claim by the Boko Haram terrorists that they were responsible for the abduction of the students, Jibrin said the group was only seeking cheap relevance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShekau doesn\u2019t have the reach to carry out the abduction because a lot is being done to stop them in the North-East,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s just taking advantage of what happened to get publicity locally and internationally, it\u2019s clear that the abduction was done by bandits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll their efforts when they were trying to reach out to the bandits, which they did, were monitored.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On his part, Enenche explained that the rescue mission, like any other one, was a delicate operation because if it wasn\u2019t carried out very professionally, the tide could turn negatively.<\/p>\n<p>Enenche said, \u201cThis is an operation where you don\u2019t rely on your capacity on platforms and mechanical weapons but your ability to effectively carry out the mission with unarmed combat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis means you\u2019ve to silence your enemies and take your objective away without firing a shot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very delicate in the sense that if you don\u2019t manage the operation well, the children who are in between you and the enemies will now become the victims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen they become the victims, the people outside there\u2019ll attribute it to failure on the part of your security forces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Enenche said the special troops deployed on the mission were on the spot and couldn\u2019t have blinked their eyes for even one hour all through the days of the mission.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the information provided locally was also very encouraging while the support they got from all the stakeholders was of assistance.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThere was no conspiracy of silence. All that we needed were provided even from the locals, and before you know it, we were able to locate the place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the kinetic and non-kinetic blockades were all effectively monitored.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is to the extent that even when they were going to leave their enclave to make bulk purchases from the market, we got information.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigerian military has made some disclosures on how it carried out the rescue operation of the three hundred forty-four (344) boys kidnapped from their school in Kankara, Katsina State, on December 11. 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