75 Students Abducted From Zamfara School Regain Freedom

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State Monday, September 13th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 75 students kidnapped from Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, have regained freedom, 12 days after their abduction.

African Examiner reported how an unspecified number of students were abducted in the home town of the governor of the state, Bello Matawalle.

Following their release in undisclosed circumstances, the students and a teacher were received by Governor Bello Matawalle at the Government House in Gusau.

“The seventy-five students of Government Day Secondary School Kaya in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State abducted about two weeks ago regained freedom”.

The development comes amid a military operation against the bandits in the state.

The state government last week shut down telecommunication networks, suspended weekly markets and banned the sale of fuel in jerry cans, all measures in support of the operation..

Details of the release of the students remained sketchy as of the time of filing this report.