Niger Govt Announces Release Of Abducted Kagara Students

The abducted students of Government Science College, Kagara in
Rafi Local Government Area of Niger, have regained freedom.

Students and staff of the school, numbering 42 were abducted by
suspected bandits on February 17.

NAN reports that the students who arrived in Minna amidst tight
security were taken to the Niger State Development Company suite to
freshen up before being taken to the government house to be
received by the governor.

The abductees on arrival were received by the Chief of Staff to
the governor, Ibrahim Balarabe.

NAN reports that journalists were barred entering into where the
victims were being kept.

On February 17, during the abduction, a school pupil was killed
and 27 others were abducted around 3 a.m.

Three members of the school’s staff and 12 of their relatives
were also abducted. (NAN)

The abducted students of Government Science College, Kagara in
Rafi Local Government Area of Niger, have regained freedom.

Students and staff of the school, numbering 42 were abducted by
suspected bandits on February 17.

NAN reports that the students who arrived in Minna amidst tight
security were taken to the Niger State Development Company suite to
freshen up before being taken to the government house to be
received by the governor.

The abductees on arrival were received by the Chief of Staff to
the governor, Ibrahim Balarabe.

NAN reports that journalists were barred entering into where the
victims were being kept.

On February 17, during the abduction, a school pupil was killed
and 27 others were abducted around 3 a.m.

Three members of the school’s staff and 12 of their relatives
were also abducted. (NAN)