KATSINA: Exhausted and dishevelled, several hundred Nigerian schoolboys seized in a mass abduction claimed by Boko Haram experienced their first full day of freedom on Friday after a nearly week-long ordeal.
But relief at their survival mingled with concern that many others could still be captive, and the circumstances of their release remained unclear.
Looking dirty, worn-out and distraught, and most of them without shoes, the boys were brought to the governor’s office in Katsina, the capital of Katsina state in northwestern Nigeria, after being released late on Thursday.
One boy broke down in tears as he was being led into the hall for the reception by state governor Bello Masari. An official took a handkerchief and wiped the tears.
Posted On 18 December 2020
Exhausted and dishevelled, several hundred Nigerian schoolboys seized in a mass abduction claimed by Boko Haram experienced their first full day of freedom on Friday after a nearly week-long ordeal. But relief at their survival mingled with concern that many others could still be captive, and the circumstances of their release remained unclear. Looking dirty, worn-out and distraught, and most of them without shoes, the boys were brought to the governor’s office in Katsina, the capital of Katsina state in northwestern Nigeria, after being released late Thursday.
One boy broke down in tears as he was being led into the hall for the reception by state governor Bello Masari. An official took a handkerchief and wiped the tears. “I am happy, very happy that I will see my father, mother and junior brothers,” said another, 14-year-old Ibrahim Sani, smiling but looking tired. Hajia Bilikis, a mother who been waiting anxiously with other parents, spoke
Hundreds of Nigerian schoolboys freed after six-day kidnap ordeal
By John Okunyomih
DEC 18, 2020
Safe: Newly-released students were brought to a government building in Katsina after their release on Thursday. By Kola SULAIMON (AFP)
Exhausted and dishevelled, several hundred Nigerian schoolboys seized in a mass abduction claimed by Boko Haram experienced their first full day of freedom on Friday after a nearly week-long ordeal.
But relief at their survival mingled with concern that many others could still be captive, and the circumstances of their release remained unclear.
Looking dirty, worn-out and distraught, and most of them without shoes, the boys were brought to the governor s office in Katsina, the capital of Katsina state in northwestern Nigeria, after being released late Thursday.
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Exhausted and dishevelled, several hundred Nigerian schoolboys seized in a mass abduction claimed by Boko Haram experienced their first full day of freedom on Friday after a nearly week-long ordeal.
But relief at their survival mingled with concern that many others could still be captive, and the circumstances of their release remained unclear.
Looking dirty, worn-out and distraught, and most of them without shoes, the boys were brought to the governor s office in Katsina, the capital of Katsina state in northwestern Nigeria, after being released late Thursday.
A distressed child covers his face during a gathering at the Government House with other students after being freed on 18 December, 2020.
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