A 14-year-old freed student of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara State, has narrated how she met her father and elder sister in the kidnappers’ den.
A 14-year-old freed student of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara State, has narrated how she met her father and elder sister in the kidnappers’ den. In an exclusive chat with Daily Trust, the teenager who gave her name as Habiba (surname) withdrawn, said immediately her father saw her, he recognised her. Abducted Jangebe girls […]
Madina Hamisu Kawaye, one of the students who escaped being kidnapped, narrated what transpired.
“One woman in black attire woke me up by banging a gun on my bed and shouting at me. I woke up in fear. I observed that dozens of my colleagues were being sent out of the dormitory.
“Some of them covered their body with their blankets,” a student said.
Kawaye said she sneaked under a double bunk as the armed woman went to wake other students from their sleep.
She shared the space under the bed with two other students.
“They were asking for money and phones. One of the women among them asked for the house captain and the matron.
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At least five bandits have been killed and 13 kidnapped victims rescued by troops in the last one week, the military has said.
Major General John Enenche, who is the Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, stated this at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
He said the military would continue to step up efforts aimed at decimating the Boko Haram terrorists and Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) elements in the North East, as well as bandits and other criminals in other parts of the country.
Enenche revealed that during the operations, several Boko Haram and ISWAP members were killed, and their camps destroyed.
At least five bandits have been killed and 13 kidnapped victims rescued by troops in the last one week, the military has said.
Major General John Enenche, who is the Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, stated this at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
He said the military would continue to step up efforts aimed at decimating the Boko Haram terrorists and Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) elements in the North East, as well as bandits and other criminals in other parts of the country.
Enenche revealed that during the operations, several Boko Haram and ISWAP members were killed, and their camps destroyed.