The Kaduna State Government says bandits attacked Government Science Secondary School, Ikara in Kara Local Government Area of the state in an attempt to kidnap students of the school. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel…
5 takeaways from the safe return of 344 Kankara schoolboys – Garba Shehu
The safe return of all 344 boys kidnapped from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, in Katsina State would be celebrated in any decent part of the world where empathy overrides cheap politics. And for a good cause. The outpouring…
Released Kankara schoolboys arrive Katsina
Hundreds of schoolboys abducted last Friday from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, have arrived Katsina State. The students were escorted into the state capital by heavily armed security operatives. Some of the schoolboys were still clothed in their school uniforms.…
Gov denies ransom as Boko Haram frees 344 schoolboys
Governor Aminu Masari Thursday night confirmed the release of the abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara. The governor said the boys were at Tsafe, Zamfara State, and would be transported to Kankara on Friday. According to him, the…
Abducted schoolboys in Nigeria released: presidential aide
Schoolboys who were abducted in northwest Nigeria were released Thursday, a presidential aide said, although it remained unclear how many. “The abducted students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara have been rescued, the Katsina State Government has confirmed the…
