The 136 abducted pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School, Tegina in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, have been released.Birnin Gwari shares boundary with Rafi local government area of Niger State where the children were abducted.A resident, Kasimu Barangana, who earlier delivered some part of the ransom to the bandits in the forest, was among the people who received the freed pupils at Doka village in Birnin Gwari LGA.
Mr Barangana confirmed their release to PREMIUM TIMES. He said he and others were on their way to Minna with the freed pupils. The Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Birnin Gwari, Danladi Idon-Duniya, was reportedly among the people who received the pupils.The children are currently being conveyed from Birnin Gwari to Minna, Niger State capital where they will be reunited with their families on Friday.
Local sources said the pupils were released after the payment of over N60 million and five new motorcycles as ransom to their abductors. Anxious parents and residents of Tegina community thronged the highway to witness the return home of the children.It’s not yet clear whether all the children were released. OfficialsThis is a developing story which will be updated as we gather more details.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
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