Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State said 137 schoolchildren were abducted from Kuriga in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state, and not 287 schoolchildren, contrary to reports.

Sani stated this in an interview on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics.

The governor said all the schoolchildren abducted by bandits have been rescued by the military. He added that the rescue was in collaboration with local authorities from neighbouring Zamfara State.

Recall that the schoolchildren were abducted from LEA Primary School and Government Secondary School, Kuriga, about four weeks ago.

The Defence Headquarters also confirmed the rescue operation on Saturday. They said a total of 137 students were rescued.

However, Governor Sani lamented that a teacher, who was kidnapped alongside the pupils, couldn’t make it out alive. The teacher developed some complications while in captivity.

He commiserated with the family of the deceased teacher and consoled the families of the released schoolchildren.

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