Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, yesterday apologised to Nigerians for providing misleading information on the number of boys kidnapped in Government Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State last weekend.
334 schoolboys kidnapped by bandits in the school premises were freed on Thursday and were received by the State governor, Aminu Bello Masari yesterday.
Recall that following the breaking of the news of the abduction last weekend, Shehu had announced that only 10 boys were kidnapped, explaining that the figure was not his own creation but given to him by persons that should ideally know”.
Describing the number as incorrect in light of new developments, Shehu said that the figure actually conflicted with the huge number of missing pupils at the time.
While emphatically apologising for the misleading information, the presidential spokesman further explained that his action was not meant to underplay the depth of the seriousness of the abduction and pleaded for understanding of the general public over the development.
