Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, who represents the Abia South Senatorial District, reacted angrily to the purported evacuation of Nigerian military in Kebbi State, claiming that this action made it possible for 24 schoolgirls to be abducted.

Abaribe, speaking on Monday during an interview on Prime Time on Arise Television, maintained that responsibility must be fixed.

He emphasized that serious concerns regarding national security cooperation are raised by the development.

Nasir Idris, the governor of Kebbi State, said a week after the tragedy that soldiers assigned to guard the school were evacuated on November 29, 2025, at around three in the morning.

It was determined that the terrorists assaulted the school in Maga less than 45 minutes after the troops left.

In response to the event, Abaribe stated, “Why do we have to quarrel over this? A commander is present. There is a hierarchy, and whomever gave the order to remove troops in Kebbi needs to be fished out.

The public believes that there is collaboration because of the government and military leaders’ inaction. And who is safe in the event of collusion?

This implies that I’m not safe even if there are soldiers nearby. You are no longer convinced that even the troops around you can hand you over to the bandits and then you become a victim.

“That is just the point. There comes a period in the country’s life in which this I don’t know how I would describe it today but I would say that we must terminate all these.”