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By Onwuka Gerald
Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom of Benue on Thursday, reacted to the abduction of schoolboys from Katsina State, saying it means nowhere is safe in the country.
The Governor said the incident that happened in Government Science Secondary School in Kankara Local Government Area, explains that nowhere is safe in the country.
The BREAKING TIMES had last week reported that Boko Haram abducted some students from Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State.
Boko Haram in a released video had claimed the students were abducted to encourage Islam and discourage western education.
Gov Ortom condemned the abduction of the students in Katsina.
The East African
Friday December 18 2020
Parents on December 16, 2020 wait outside the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, in northwestern Katsina State, Nigeria, where students were abducted from. PHOTO | AFP
Summary
Armed men went to the school in Kankara Town last Friday evening, and many students jumped the school fence and fled when they heard gunshots.
Others were tracked by the gunmen, who tricked them into believing that they were security personnel, students who escaped said.
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Some 344 students abducted from their school last week in an attack claimed by Boko Haram were released on Thursday.
The students were abducted on December 11, 2020 from Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State, northern Nigeria.
By Reuters Staff
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LAGOS (Reuters) - Dozens of the 344 kidnapped boys freed from their captors in northwest Nigeria were seen arriving at local government buildings in the city of Katsina on Friday, a Reuters witness said.
Their rescue was announced by the governor of northwest Katsina state late on Thursday. Last Friday night, gunmen raided the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara town, Katsina state.
Reorting by Afolabi Sotunde; Writing by Alexis Akwagyiram; Editing by Alison Williams
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