After being held captive for no fewer than 22 months by a Terrorists group believed to be led by Dogo Gide, 4 of the kidnapped feminine college students of the Federal Authorities Ladies’ School Yauri, in Kebbi State have regained their freedom.
That is whilst two of the ladies have been launched together with two infants.
Recall that the terrorist group had, on June seventeenth, 2021, stormed the college and kidnapped dozens of scholars. Whereas some have regained their freedom, eleven college students remained in captivity.
Talking in an interview, a mum or dad of one of many launched college students, who pleaded for anonymity contended that the 4 college students had since reunited with their members of the family.
He mentioned they have been launched on Saturday, and out of the kidnapped college students, two of them had returned dwelling with infants they delivered whereas within the terrorists’ den.
Although he didn’t disclose whether or not ransom was paid, it was gathered that the discharge of the 4 feminine college students didn’t happen with out cost of an enormous amount of cash as ransom.
A workers of the college, who additionally spoke on situation of anonymity, remarked that ransom needed to be generated by dad and mom and different stakeholders when it was evident that the Kebbi State authorities was reluctant to fulfill the calls for of the terrorists.
This compelled the dad and mom of the kidnapped college students, in line with the supply, to attraction to Nigerians to come back to their assist with a view to safe the discharge of their kids from the den of the terrorists.
It will be recalled that the terrorists’ kingpin, Dogo Gide, had insisted that sure situations have to be met by the Kebbi State authorities earlier than the remaining women can be launched.
Our reporter learnt that the terrorist kingpin particularly demanded cost of N100 million earlier than he might launch the ladies.
Reacting to this growth, the Kebbi State Police command by means of its spokesperson, SP Nafiu Abubakar confirmed the discharge of the 4 women assuring that efforts to launch the 11 different women is in prime gear.
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