The released Kankara schoolboys have arrived in Katsina
state.
Some gunmen abducted over 300 schoolboys from Government
Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina, last Friday.
The schoolboys were subsequently taken to Zamfara forest
from where they were released by their abductors on Thursday — after spending
nearly seven days in captivity.
The children were said to have been ferried into the state
capital on Friday morning by security operatives and have undergone medical
examination.
Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina, received the boys and he
is currently addressing them at the government house.
Boko Haram had claimed responsibility for the abduction, but
Masari disputed the claim, saying bandits were responsible for the attack and
that the state government knew the abductors of the schoolboys.
A top government official disclosed on Thursday that 340
schoolboys were released.
It is unclear if a ransom was paid to be secure their
freedom, but Masari said no ransom was paid.
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