Nine additional teenage girls and one boy were on Monday released by repentant bandits in Katsina State, as the dialogue and peace initiative of the state government continue to record success.
The victims said they spent about 32 days in captivity before the government secured their release.The victims were handed over to the Transition Committee Chairman of Batsari local government area, who would take them for medical check-up before reuniting them with their families.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the state government has so far secured the release of about 67 persons since the dialogue and peace initiative started. Thirty kidnapped victims on September 15, following the dialogue initiated by the state government with their leaders.Advertisement
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