9 ABU kidnapped students regain freedom

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A 50 calibre machine gun mounted to the back of a military Toyota Land Cruiser in Mbalala, Borno State northeast Nigeria on March 25, 2016. On April 14, 2014, Boko Haram militants kidnapped 276 schoolgirls from their dormitories at the Government Girls Secondary School Chibok, drawing global attention to the Islamist insurgency in northeast Nigeria. / AFP PHOTO / STEFAN HEUNIS

The Management of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, said nine of its students kidnapped along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway on Saturday by gunmen have been set free by their kidnappers.

Director of Public Affairs, ABU, Auwal Umar, confirmed the release of the kidnapped students.

Umar said the nine students regained freedom from their captors on Saturday night. He, however, couldn’t confirm whether a ransom was paid before the release of the students.

Umar said, “All that I can say is that our students that were kidnapped some days ago have been released.”

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