Three of the seven remaining kidnapped students of Federal Government College (FGC), Birnin-Yauri, Kebbi State, have regained freedom.
Those released are Aliya Abubakar, Esther Sunday, and Elizabeth Ogechi-Kwafor.
Four of the 11 students of the school, who were kidnapped in 2021, regained freedom from their abductors on April 22.
Confirming the release of the three students on Tuesday, May 9, the chairman of the committee on the abducted students, Salim Ka’oje, disclosed that the girls were released on Sunday, May 7.
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“The three girls were released to us on Sunday evening by their abductors but they arrived in Kebbi on Monday afternoon.
“Yes, they released three of the school girls to us on Sunday evening. They are already with the state government.
“The remaining four girls out of the seven are still in the hands of the bandits,” he said.
96 students of the FGC were abducted by bandits when the school was attacked on June 17, 2021.
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