Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo Orders Immediate Rescue of Abducted Oil Workers

  Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, has in strong terms condemned the appalling ambush, attack and abduction of soldiers, and civilians who were carrying out their duties to the Nation in the Lake Chad Basin Frontier Exploration.
   In a statement by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, Prof. Osinbajo commiserated with the families, relatives and associates of those who lost their lives in the despicable onslaught and wishes the injured speedy recovery.
   He stated that the Acting President after an emergency meeting with the Military chiefs, issued fresh directives to the Nigerian military and all security agencies to immediately scale-up their efforts and activities in Borno State in order to maintain a strong, effective control of the situation and secure lives and property.
  While commending the military for the progress already recorded with the rescue of some of the abducted, Prof. Osinbajo has also ordered the continuation of search and rescue missions to locate and ensure the freedom of all remaining abducted persons as soon as possible, using all available and expedient means in the circumstances.
   He eulogised the Nigerian soldiers who have paid the ultimate price in this mission and others linked to the current insurgency, and gives a firm assurance that the welfare of the families of the soldiers will be prioritized, adding that justice would be pursued for the victims and against those who engaged in this act.