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Influential Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, said on Saturday that the kidnapped Kagara schoolchildren might be released today.
Bandits, donning military uniform, had around 2am on Wednesday invaded Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State and whisked away 27 pupils and 15 staff members after killing a Senior Secondary School 3 pupil.
The incident has created nationwide agitation and worries over the safety of the kidnapped pupils and school staff members, who were whisked away into the bush by the bandits.
In an interview on Saturday, Gumi, who has been in talks with the bandits in the forest, told
Sunday PUNCH that there was a possibility that the abductees might regain freedom today, given ongoing talks between the government and the bandits.
[Niger State] GCS Kagara school kidnap update: Parents of kidnapped students say goment neva reach out to dem since bandits kidnap dia pikin
21 February 2021
Parents and families of some of di kidnapped victims of Government science College Kagara, Niger state don hala say since di kidnap happun. goment neva follow dem tok anything.
Dem claim say all di assurances dem get na from di pages of newspaper and social media.
Some of di parents wey follow BBC tok under anonymity say since di incident happun until now, di Kidnappers neva contact any of di families and di state goment neva meet wit dem officially, all di thing dem dey hear about di mata na on top social media and for news paper.
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