Five of the 80 Kidnapped students of Federal Government College Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State have regained freedom.
It will be recalled that armed attackers on Thursday, stormed the school, killed a police officer and kidnapped 80 students.
However, one of the abducted students of Federal Government College Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State has been confirmed dead.
This was disclosed by the Deputy Force Commander of the Joint Taskforce in the North-West Zone, Air Commodore Abubakar AbdulKadir, on Friday.
Abdulkadir explained that the release of the five students was successful after troops engaged the bandits in a gun duel in the early hours of Friday.
“In the early hours of this morning hours, we have come across the kidnappers. They came to our blocking point, and we engaged them,” he said.
- He added, “At that point, they abandoned five of the students and one of the teachers. Unfortunately, I think we have lost one of the students.”
