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Published 15 June 2021
THE United Nations International Children Educational Fund has expressed concerns over the fate of about 150 students abducted from the Salihu Tanko Islamiya School in Tegina, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State and called for their immediate and unconditional release.
The Deputy Country Representative of UNICEF Nigeria, Rushnan Murtaza, made the appeal in a statement titled ‘UNICEF demands immediate release of 150 abducted students of Salihu Tanko Islamiyah School reads’ made available to journalists on Monday.
The statement read, “We are appalled that two weeks after 150 students were abducted from their school, they continue to be held by their abductors.
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