Sept. 3, 2021

The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the return of five of the 73 recently abducted students in the state, described the return as “unconditional and safe rescue.”

This was contained in a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Mohammed Shehu on Thursday evening.

“It would be recalled that, upon the abduction of 73 Male and Female students, the Zamfara State Police Command in Collaboration with other security agencies and the state government have swung into action by deploying a joint search and rescue team to Kaya and its environ to effectively rescue the abducted students and reunite them with their families,” a statement read.

“The ongoing search and rescue mission is yielding positive result as Five (5) abducted Female students were today rescued. The victims were medically checked at the hospital, debriefed by the Police and reunited with their families.

“The Commissioner of Police CP Ayuba N. Elkana psc assured the people of the State that, the ongoing search and rescue effort will be sustained, so that the remaining abducted students will be rescued hale and hearty.”

The Command also assured residents that the remaining abducted students will safely return to their families.