The abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have been released by bandits. The Chairman of the forum of the abducted parents, Malam Abdullahi Usman, confirmed their release on Wednesday. He said, “Yes, they have been released. They
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7 May, 2021, 3:08 am
FILE PHOTO: Parents of Federal College of Forestry Mechanization students who have been abducted attend a meeting in Kaduna, Nigeria April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) -Kidnappers have released the remaining 29 students they were holding captive on Wednesday, nearly two months after abducting them from a forestry college in Nigeria’s Kaduna state.
Gunmen took 39 students from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization in northwest Nigeria on March 11 and previously released 10 of them. The newly released students arrived at police headquarters in Kaduna city on Wednesday night looking weak, forlorn and wearing dirty, torn clothing.
Nigeria-Press-Review May 06, 2021 to 09:19 86 APA – Lagos (Nigeria) The release of 27 students abducted by bandits from Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Kaduna and the alarm raised in Abuja over the presence of hundreds of nomadic herders in Sabon-Wuse in Niger State near Abuja are some of the trending stories in Nigerian newspapers on Thursday.
The Guardian reports that respite came for 27 students abducted by bandits from Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna, as they gained their freedom yesterday after 56 days in captivity. The students were released in Kindanda village, Giwa local government area of the state.
The release was reportedly facilitated by the Sheikh Abubakar Gumi dialogue committee with support from former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The students were among the 39 abducted two months ago. After payment of ransom by parents and
Kidnappers have released the remaining 29 students they were holding captive on Wednesday, nearly two months after abducting them from a forestry college in Nigeria's Kaduna state.
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Parents of the 27 released students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna has appealed to the Federal Government to help in the rehabilitation of their children so that they can resume a normal life and complete their education.
This was contained in a statement issued by the chairman of the forum and Secretary, Abdullahi Usman and Catherine Saleh in Kaduna on Thursday.
The statement said, “The journey is not yet over because our children will definitely require rehabilitation to overcome the trauma that accompanies such ugly experiences.
“We, therefore, call the Minister of Environment, the managements of FRIN and the College of Forestry Mechanisation to ensure that all the students are well rehabilitated so that they may get back to normal life again and continue with their education.”