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Abducted Kebbi students freed after over 100 days in captivity

The over 90 kidnapped students and members of staff of Federal Government College (FGC), Birnin Yauri, in Kebbi State, have been released.

They regained freedom after spending 118 days in captivity.

A father of one of the Kidnapped students, who did not want his name in print, confirmed to Daily Trust that the students have been released.

Another parent confirmed that he had been informed of the release of the students.

Daily Trust gathered that they were making their way to the state capital from the forest where they were kept.

“Government officials will receive them at the state capital,” a source said.

Daily Trust

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