MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in northwest Nigeria have been released, a government official said Thursday. In an announcement on Nigerian state TV, NTA, Katsina State Gov. Aminu Bello Masari said the 344 boarding school students were turned over to security officials and were being brought to the state capital, where they will get physical examinations before being reunited with their families. I think we can say . we have recovered most of the boys, if not all of them, Masari said. He did not disclose if the government paid any ransom. President Muhammadu Buhari welcomed their release, calling it a big relief to their families, the entire country and to the international community, according to a statement from his office. Amid an outcry in the West African nation over insecurity in the north, Buhari noted his administration s successful efforts to secure the release of previously abducted students. He added that the
300 schoolboys kidnapped by Nigeriaâs Boko Haram freed, says governor By LEKAN OYEKANMI and CARLEY PETESCH | December 17, 2020 at 8:18 AM CST - Updated December 17 at 3:30 PM
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) â More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in northwest Nigeria have been released, the Katsina State governor said Thursday.
Governor Aminu Bello Masari made the announcement on Nigerian state TV, NTA, from his office in Katsina State.
âAt the moment 344 of the students have been released and handed over to the security operatives. I think we can say at least we have recovered most of the boys, if not all of them,â he said. Arrangements are being made to transport them to Katsina, he said.
Over 300 schoolboys abducted in Nigeria have been released - official
It’s unclear whether the kidnappers are still holding some students captive. By AFP Thursday 17 Dec 2020, 9:47 PM Dec 17th 2020, 9:47 PM 15,952 Views 6 Comments
Usama Aminu (17) who escaped from kidnappers who abducted hundreds of students earlier this week.
Image: Sunday Alamba
Image: Sunday Alamba
AN ESTIMATED 344 schoolboys abducted in northwest Nigeria last week have been released, a local official in Katsina state had said.
“We have 344 students, they are currently in Zamfara undergoing checks. We are grateful to God they have been released,” Ibrahim Katsina, a security aide to the governor told AFP.
Carley Petesch And Haruna Umar
School bags of the kidnapped student from Government Science Secondary School are seen inside their class room in Kankara, Nigeria, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for abducting hundreds of boys from a school in Nigeria s northern Katsina State last week in one of the largest such attacks in years, raising fears of a growing wave of violence in the region. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) December 17, 2020 - 6:53 PM
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in northwest Nigeria have been released, a government official said Thursday.
Nigerian official says more than 300 abducted schoolboys freed
Shoes of the kidnapped students from Government Science Secondary School are seen inside their classroom in Kankara, Nigeria, on Wednesday.
(Sunday Alamba / Associated Press)
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria
More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in northwestern Nigeria have been released, the Katsina state governor said Thursday.
Gov. Aminu Bello Masari made the announcement on NTA state TV.
More than 800 students were at the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara when it was attacked Dec. 11 by armed men. Hundreds escaped and more than 330 were believed to have been taken captive.
“At the moment, 344 of the students have been released and handed over to the security operatives. I think we can say at least we have recovered most of the boys, if not all of them,” he said.