The presidency on Sunday disclosed that the remaining 130 schoolchildren previously kidnapped by bandits in Niger State were rescued following a military-intelligence-driven operation.
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga made the revelation on Sunday.
He confirmed that the students from St Maryās Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State, were released on Sunday, November 21, and are expected to arrive in Minna on Monday and rejoin their parents.
He wrote on š, āThe remaining 130 schoolchildren abducted by terrorists at St Maryās Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State, on November 21, have now been released. They are expected to arrive in Minna on Monday and rejoin their parents for the Christmas celebration.
āOne hundred were released earlier by the terrorists, taking the total of freed students to 230.
āThe freedom of the schoolchildren followed a military-intelligence driven operation.ā
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