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Bandits free kidnapped Zamfara schoolgirls

Aminu Imam

Ø  Buhari expresses joy over school girls release Bandits have released schoolgirls who were abducted from a Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, in Zamfara State, on Friday. The State governor, Bello Matawalle, said the girls were freed on Tuesday morning. It was unclear how many of the 317 girls were released and under what terms, but the governor’s statement indicated a substantial majority. It was unclear how many of the 317 girls were released and under what terms, but the governor’s statement indicated a substantial majority “It gladdens my heart…

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Insecurity: ‘Jangebe abduction will be the last’ – Buhari

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that last Friday’s abduction of female students from Government Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe, will be the last to happen. The president’s statement was relayed yesterday, through Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who led a high-powered federal government delegation to sympathise with the people and government of Zamfara. According to Buhari, new measures had been developed by the Federal Government which would bring complete end to all forms of criminality in the nation. “The President is saddened by the abduction of the students from…

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Abducted Jangebe schoolgirls not yet released – Zamfara govt.

Aminu Imam

The students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, in Talatan-Mafara local government area of Zamfara State, are still with their captors, the state government has clarified reports emerging. Recall that a government official confirmed their release during a television programme earlier yesterday. However, the media aide to Governor Bello Matawalle, Yusuf Idris, said yesterday that efforts were still on-going to secure their release. He made the clarification following media reports that the girls had regained freedom. Idris said the governor had just concluded a meeting with traditional rulers in…

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