Just In! Niger Govt Receives Freed Kagara Students, Others

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Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, Saturday, confirmed the release of the 27 students, kidnapped by bandits from Government Science secondary school, Kagara on 17 February.

The Governor said the state has received the released abductees.

The New Diplomat had reported that the students regained their freedom alongside 15 others, including staff of the school kidnapped by bandits ten days ago.

Gov Bello in a tweet on his verified handle said, “The Abducted Students, Staff and Relatives of Government Science Collage Kagara have regained their freedom and have been received by the Niger State Government”

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'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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