344 Kidnapped Kankara Boys Regained Freedom

All kidnapped students of Government Secondary School, Kankara , Katsina State have regained their freedom from their kidnappers, suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists.

The Governor of the state, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari announced the release of the students who were kidnapped last Friday, 11 December on Thursday evening.

The students were released few hours after Boko Haram released purportedly showing the kidnapped school boys in captivity.

But it was learnt that the armed gunmen finally released the students who are now in Shafe, a border town between Zamfara and Katsina States on Thursday.

It was learnt that they will spend the night in the town from where they will be escorted to Katsina on Friday.

Masari said 344 students were released, one more than the 333 he said were abducted initially.