THE 15 students abducted at the Qur’anic school in Sokoto State have regained their freedom.
The students were kidnapped at Gidan Bakuso village in Gada Local Government Area while running into their rooms to escape attack on the community two weeks ago.
This newspaper had reported that the bandits demanded a N20 million ransom.
News Point Nigeria reports that on Friday security operatives in Sokoto State in collaboration with their counterparts in Zamfara have rescued the tsangaya students and a woman abducted in the Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State two weeks ago.
The rescue operation, according to the Sokoto State Government, was done in collaboration with the office of the National Security Adviser.
The suspected bandits had earlier contacted the teacher of the Tsangaya school, demanding ransom as confirmed by the Sokoto State Police Command.
But two weeks later, the abducted students and the elderly woman were rescued and rehabilitated by the Sokoto State Government.
“I am really overwhelmed being that all the abducted students were rescued unhurt,” an excited Governor Ahmad Aliyu said while handing over the freed children to their parents.
During the event, the Garrison Commander of the 8th Division Brigadier General Alexander Tawasimi expressed joy at the rescue.
“This is a result of deliberate efforts by all security agencies, both here and that of Zamfara State, to ensure free passage of all abducted children,” he said, promising safety for residents of the state. “So, we want to thank God Almighty for making this possible for us.”
