Officials and the Nigerian army say that more than 130 school students were kidnapped by armed men in the northwest of Kishwar in early March.
This abduction in the city of Koriga in Kaduna province, which will take place on the 7th of March, will be considered one of the biggest events of this kind in recent years, which has caused widespread protests due to insecurity in the country.
Teachers and residents of the village had previously said that around 280 students were abducted in this incident. But Nigerian army officials said on Sunday that 137 students – 76 boys and 61 girls – were released from the armed kidnappers. According to local media reports, the kidnapped students are aged between eight and 15 years.
Oba Thani, the governor of Kaduna, in a statement expressed his happiness and expressed gratitude to Urdu for the release of this number. He added that if the abductees were healthy, they would not have been harmed. The statement said that Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President of Nigeria and the National Security Adviser, and all the citizens of Nigeria, were praying for the liberation of the students of the school.
The criminal groups, if they are called by the people, are accused of kidnapping in Nigeria. These groups target mosques, loot villages, and commit kidnappings for ransom.
The family members of the abducted students said that the kidnappers had demanded a huge ransom for the release of the students, but the President of Nigeria ordered the security forces in the country if they would not pay the hostages.
Kidnapping and kidnapping are common in Nigeria and the victims are often released after negotiating with the authorities. If a law is passed in Nigeria in 2022, it will prohibit the giving of money to kidnappers, and the authorities in this case also refused to pay the ransom in exchange for the release of these students.