Parents and family members of 136 pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya, Tegina, Niger State can now heave a sigh of relief following their release last night after spending about 89 days in captivity.
It was learnt that the pupils were released and handed over to the school authorities at Birni Gwari in Kaduna State.
According to LEADERSHIP the delegation of the parents and the school authority accompanied by security agents left for Birni Gwari in the afternoon to await the arrival of the children.
A source hinted that the bandits later released them at the place they indicated the head teacher of the school who they had used as a link man to the parents.
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The source added that amid apprehension, the bandits this time kept their side of the bargain after failing twice to release the pupils when they earlier collected N50 million ransom.
The head teacher of the Islamiyya, Alhassan Garba Abubakar, confirmed the children’s release.
“I can confirm to you that they have been released. I am with them now. We just received them, and we are happy that they have been released after 89 days in the captivity of the bandits.”
According to him, they were on their way to Minna via Tegina where the pupils will be admitted into a medical facility for thorough medical attention.
On the pupils missing or dead, he said, “We are elated now; we will count them later and get back to you media men very soon with a comprehensive report.”
