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Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello Sunday night received 53 rescued passengers of Niger State Transport Authority bus.
Bello received them at the government house, Minna, two weeks after they were kidnapped by armed men at Kundu village along Zungeru in Niger State.
He hinted that their release followed series of dialogue, consultations, and hard work of relevant security agencies and stakeholders. x
“I was delighted to receive the 53… bus passengers who were abducted by armed bandits a week ago,” the governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani Bello, said in a tweet late Sunday.
It is unknown if a ransom was paid but state representatives have previously said they would not pay any.
Daily Post Nigeria
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Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has received the 53 passengers on board the bus belonging to the Niger State Transport Authority (NSTA) abducted by armed bandits recently in Kundu village, along Tegina- Minna road in the State.
Receiving the victims at the Government House Minna, Bello said their freedom was due to a series of dialogue, consultations and hard work.
They were handed over to the Government team yesterday, from an undisclosed location in Zamfara State, exactly one week after their abduction
They arrived at the government house exactly 11:15pm yesterday, in four 18-seater buses.
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Mon Feb 22 2021
The frequency and ease with which bandits stage attacks in north-west and north-central Nigeria have devastatingly become excruciating.
In spite of several air raids and special operations by the military and the police, banditry and kidnapping have remained intractable threats to lives and property in parts of the country.
The failure by government to effectively deal with the surge of insecurity has helped to sustain abduction for ransom; making boarding schools soft targets for criminal elements.
Last week Wednesday, a total of 42 people, including 27 students, three teachers and their family members were abducted by armed bandits from Government Science College (GSC), Kagara, Niger State.
Secretary to the State Government SSG, in Niger State, Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, yesterday explained why the military cannot use force to rescue students and staff of Government Science College, Kagara, saying the bandits who abducted were dressed in the uniform of the school.