The Kankara abductions have had a happy ending.
The 344 boys kidnapped en masse by bandits in coalition with elements of Boko Haram from their hostels in Kankara, Katsina State on December 11, have been freed and have returned home.
However, a few people have been left with eggs on their faces.
The Nigerian military said it “rescued” the boys from the bandits. But that they did not eliminate the bandits during this rescue mission triggered questions in the minds of Nigerians.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche and a retired Maj. Gen. Ahmed Jibrin, while featuring on a special edition of the Nigeria Television Authority programme, ‘Good Morning Nigeria’ said that troops surrounded the forest where the abducted boys were kept.