How female students escaped from kidnappers
THE eight female students of Government Secondary School, Awon, who were kidnapped by terrorists April 3, 2023 in Awon general area of Kachia LGA, have escaped from the terrorists' den. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State, confirmed the development in a statement, yesterday. The students, according to preliminary briefings, escaped from a thick forest around the Kaduna- Niger interstate boundaries and walked for days before arriving at a location where they were harboured. Human intelligence sources subsequently alerted the Kaduna State Government for immediate evacuation. Governor Nasir el-Rufai on receipt of the intelligence directed the Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs to liaise with the One Division, Nigerian Army for urgent evacuation of the students to Kaduna Metropolis, as it was credibly gathered that the terrorists were combing forests in the area to recapture the them. The students have been ...