Police rescue abducted Islamic school students, search for nine others

Security forces successful Kogi State person rescued 17 pupils who were precocious kidnapped successful the state, leaving 9 others including 2 women successful captivity.

The rescue happened aft days of associated operations by information agencies pursuing a schoolhouse abduction reported connected April 27.

According to Zagazola Makama connected X, those freed see Sultan, Zeidah, Ahmed, Yusuf, Farooq, Museen, Mustapha, Hasheem, Mohammed, Toheer, Abdulmumin, Abdulazeem, Mahmud, Ameerah, Firdaus, Tabarakallah, and Ibrahim.

However, 9 victims stay successful captivity. They see Habibullah, Shakir, Ahmed, Abdulhammed, Mubarak, Sultannah, Zulaiha, and 2 women identified arsenic the wives of the schoolhouse owner, Nana-Hawa and Halimat.

Security operatives person stepped up efforts to rescue the remaining victims. They are combing adjacent forests and tracking the kidnappers.

More unit person besides been deployed to cardinal areas, with stop-and-search operations ongoing on large routes similar Kabba Junction and Zariagi.

Twenty 3 students were abducted from their orphanage/Islamic schoolhouse astatine Zariagi, Lokoja successful Kogi state, which authorities says operates illegally.

Police rescue abducted Islamic schoolhouse students, hunt for 9 others