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But they have now been rescued, according to the police.
This is coming two days after the release of 344 students of Government Secondary School in Kankara LGA of the state.
The Islamic students were on their way back home after they attended a maulid procession at Unguwar Al-Kasim, a nearby village.
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Maulud Nabiyyi is Prophet Mohammad’s birthday.
The students were rescued by a combined team of policemen and local vigilante group in the area, according to the police.
It was gathered that the rescue team engaged in a fight with the bandits around 3am and chased them away.
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December 20, 2020
One of those abducted by bandits and sebsequently rescued by security agencies in Dandume Local Government Area of Katsina Stateon Sunday has narrated how they were kidnapped.
Auwal Salihu, a teacher, said 84 students and 3 teachers were ambushed by the gunmen on Saturday night.
According to him, they were on their way back from maulud celebrations held at a village called Un guwar AlKasim when the attackers flashed lights at them and surrounded them with guns.
He said: “We were coming back when, of a sudden, the attackers flashed searchlights at us and surrounded us with guns.
“I told the students to disperse and this gave some of us the opportunity to hide.