{"id":79414,"date":"2025-11-27T16:46:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T16:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=79414"},"modified":"2025-11-27T16:46:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T16:46:50","slug":"ndyc-seeks-special-security-task-force-after-kebbi-schoolgirls-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/11\/27\/ndyc-seeks-special-security-task-force-after-kebbi-schoolgirls-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"NDYC Seeks Special Security Task Force After Kebbi Schoolgirls\u2019 Rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Oso Abidemi\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Niger Delta Youth Congress (NDYC), has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to establish a Special Presidential Security Task Force on Banditry and Kidnapping, following the successful rescue of 24 abducted schoolgirls in Kebbi State.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Israel Uwejeyan, the group praised the Federal Government for what it described as a strategic and non-violent operation that ensured the safe return of the victims.<\/p>\n<p>NDYC said the coordinated rescue demonstrated the impact of focused leadership and effective intelligence in tackling insecurity, noting that President Tinubu showed sound judgement by assigning the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, to oversee the mission.<\/p>\n<p>Uwejeyan said the President\u2019s actions reflected \u201cdiscernment, foresight and an unwavering commitment to protecting the nation\u2019s most vulnerable,\u201d adding that the success of the operation has boosted public confidence in government.<\/p>\n<p>The group also lauded Matawalle\u2019s diplomacy, intelligence handling and calm engagement with key actors, saying his approach ensured a peaceful outcome without confrontation or casualties.<\/p>\n<p>NDYC urged Tinubu to formalise a national response to kidnapping and banditry through a dedicated presidential task force, recommending Matawalle to lead it for effective oversight and rapid security intervention.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation further commended security agencies, traditional rulers and community intelligence groups for their roles in the rescue, stressing that the operation shows what is possible when leadership is decisive and collaboration is prioritised.<\/p>\n<p>It encouraged the Federal Government to sustain the momentum and extend similar interventions to other regions grappling with insecurity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oso Abidemi\u00a0 The Niger Delta Youth Congress (NDYC), has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to establish a Special Presidential Security Task Force on Banditry and Kidnapping, following the successful rescue of 24 abducted schoolgirls in Kebbi State. In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Israel Uwejeyan, the group praised the Federal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":79415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182,1724,172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defence-and-security","category-insecurity","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79414"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79416,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79414\/revisions\/79416"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}