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137 abducted Kaduna schoolchildren rescued in Zamfara -DHQ

Jessica Jacob

March 24, 2024
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137 abducted Kaduna schoolchildren rescued in Zamfara -DHQ
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The Defence Headquarters has rescued the abducted pupils and teachers of LEA School Kuriga in the Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna within Zamfara State.

The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen. Edward Buba, in a statement, stated that the victims were rescued in the early hours of Sunday by the troops with support from local authorities and government agencies.

He said the numbers of the rescued victims are 137, comprising 76 female and 61 male, adding that they would be conveyed to Kaduna where they would be handed over to the state government.

Recall that on March 7, 2024, about 287 pupils and teachers of the school were abducted by suspected terrorists who took them into the forest.

Their abductors subsequently requested a ransom of N1bn for their release, setting a deadline of March 27, 2024, for the payment.

Worth noting that the rescue of the Kaduna pupils comes a day after the troops rescued 16 pupils (Almajiris) with a woman taken hostage in Gada LGA of Sokoto State.

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