Crimes

2 remaining abducted Kebbi students regain freedom

The remaining two abducted students of Federal Government College (FGC), Birnin-Yauri, Kebbi State, have regained freedom.

The chairman of the committee for the abducted students, Salim Ka’oje, made the disclosure in Birnin Kebbi, the Kebbi State capital, on Thursday, May 25.

He gave the names of the two freed students as Safiya Idris and Farida Ka’oje.

READ ALSO: Another 3 kidnapped Kebbi students regain freedom

“The two remaining girls were released to us on Thursday by their abductors,” Ka’oje said, adding that they would be taken to the state government.

96 students of the college were abducted by bandits during an attack on the school on June 17, 2021.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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