Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has announced the release of some 279 out of the 317 abducted students of the state’s Government Girls Secondary School by their captors in Jangebe today.
Kidnapped students reportedly arrived the Government House, Gusau in the early hours of Tuesday at about 4 a.m.
Gunmen had last Friday abducted the girls from their dormitories in Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe .
Governor Bello Matawalle had on Monday briefed President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa on the issue.
He disclosed that repentant bandits in the state assisted security agencies in the operation that led to the rescue of the Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe schoolgirls.
Matawalle added that the students were freed as a result of the government’s peace effort and putting to shame all those saying there was no security in Nigeria.
He stated that the government had been in discussion since Friday with the abductors and reached agreement on Monday at 4 p.m
“We are happy that all 279 have safely returned. They will undergo medical checks and given balanced diets to recuperate by the state government before they are handed back to their respective families.
“I want to appeal to parents not to remove their children from school as a result of this. We will ensure additional security in all the schools. We thank all media outlets for their support throughout these trying times”, Matawalle said.
The governor also congratulated parents of the victims and Nigerians for the safe return of the girls
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