Presidential Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has accused the Niger State chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Dr. Bulus Yohanna, of withholding crucial information surrounding last Friday’s abduction of students from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area.
Onanuga made the allegation during an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ programme on Monday, as monitored by DAILY POST.
The presidential aide said Yohanna was “playing games” with the incident and frustrating efforts to ascertain the actual number of abducted students.
He also dismissed earlier claims by the CAN chairman that 51 students had been rescued, insisting those students “were never captured” in the first place.
Onanuga added that the government still lacks a clear picture of how many students are missing because of poor cooperation from school and religious authorities.
“I learnt when the bandits came in the night, the students were running helter-skelter and some of them merely ran back to their homes.
“As at the moment, the authorities are in the dark as to how many people are really missing,” Onanuga said, noting that even security agencies remain uncertain.
