The students were among those kidnapped last September by the terrorists.
EXCLUSIVE: Northern senators move against Akpabio over alleged N4trn budget paddingClimate change, extreme weather, conflict exacerbate global food crisisPeter Pans seeking help in the catacombs, By Osmund AgboEXCLUSIVE: Northern senators move against Akpabio over alleged N4trn budget paddingClimate change, extreme weather, conflict exacerbate global food crisisPeter Pans seeking help in the catacombs, By Osmund AgboTerrorists on Friday released nine of the 21 kidnapped students of the Federal...
He said Ali Kawaje, the leader of the terror group that carried out the abduction, was angry with both the federal and “It took us weeks to convince him, with the help of some Fulani leaders. When we resumed the discussion, they insisted that the reason for the abduction was not for money but to have some of their relatives released by security agents.
“Even the people they’re saying the federal government should release, we’re yet to know who and who they’re talking about. So, we didn’t talk to the government about money and secondly, there was no prisoner swap. That’s what I can tell you,” he said. PREMIUM TIMES learnt that the students have been handed over to security agencies who are expected to hand them over to the state government later today.When contacted, the university spokesperson, Usman Umar, said he had not been officially briefed about the release of the students.
The terror groups have been unleashing mayhem on residents for over a decade leading to the death or displacement of hundreds of thousands of people.
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