UPDATED: Abducted Kagara Students, Staff Await Freedom

• UPDATE 1: 6.00am February 22, 2021
•  Abducted Kagara students and teachers are yet to regain freedom, the Niger State Government has said.

This is contrary to news that was reported earlier.

It had been reported late Sunday night that the captives have been freed. Sources had reported that they were on their way to the government house to be received by the governor, Sanni Bello amd other officials. 

But during a briefing late Sunday night, the Bello had dismissed the news as rumours.

“We still have the students of Kagara in the hands of the bandits and everything is being done to secure their release soonest,” the governor said.

 

 

First report

Abducted Kagara students and teachers have regained freedom, reports are saying.

Those freed also include twelve members of a family kidnapped in the early hours of Wednesday.

Sources said the freed victims are already on their way to Minna and are expected to be received officially by the Naija State Governor, Abubakar Bello.

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As of the time of publishing this report, the state Governor, Sani Bello, top officials of the state government were at the Government House Minna awaiting the arrival of the abductees.

The Chief Press Secretary to the Niger governor, Mary Noel-Berje, also confirmed their release to Premium Times on Sunday evening.

This is a developing story and AllNews Nigeria will bring more updates on the report as soon as more information is available.