Eleven students who were part of scores kidnapped earlier from an Islamiyya school located at Tegina in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State have been released.
This is
according to a communique by Mary Noel-Berje, Chief Press Secretary to the
state governor.
In the
statement late yesterday, Ms. Noel-Berje noted that the released children were
deemed too small and couldn’t walk, and this prompted the kidnappers to release
them.
The state’s
chief scribe stated that Governor Abubakar Sani Bello expressed shock and is
saddened by the recent reports of abduction of innocent people by armed bandits
in several communities across three Local Government Areas of Rafi, Wushishi,
and Bida.
Gunmen
invaded Tegina community in Rafi Local Government Area, shot one person dead,
and left one seriously injured as well as kidnapped an unconfirmed number of
Islamiyya Students and Teachers from Salihu Tanko Islamic School alongside some
passengers of a Sharon Bus travelling to Minna.
Speaking
further regarding the ugly event, Governor Bello said it is outrageous that
banditry in the state is escalating. He reiterated his emergency call on the
Federal Government for prompt intervention.
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