The statement said the rescued students will be handed over to the Kaduna State Government for further action.
A general view of Kuriga school in Kuririga on March 8, 2024, where more than 250 pupils kidnapped by gunmenThe military has released the number of rescued students of Lea Primary School and Government Secondary School Kuriga in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.when the gunmen on motorcycles rode through their school, taking them away in an incident that sparked outrage and condemnation from several quarters including the UN children’s welfare agency UNICEF.
“The rescued hostages totalling 137 comprise 76 females and 61 males. They were rescued in Zamfara State and would be conveyed and handed over to the Kaduna State Government for further action.”Nigeria has been hit by a wave of mass kidnappings and many victims are still missing.On Saturday, the army said it had rescued 16 pupils kidnapped just days after the Kuriga attack from a school in Sokoto, also in the northwest.
Some experts believe the country’s economic crisis is now driving a rise in kidnappings as desperate Nigerians turn to crime for income.
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