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Abducted Katsina Schoolboys Have Been Recovered, Says Government Official

All school children with reports suggesting over 300 of them, who were kidnapped by bandits from Government Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State at the weekend have been recovered.

ARISE News can confirm that the children are currently being escorted by Nigerian security forces to the state capital Katsina where they will be received by the state Governor Aminu Bello Masari.

A top Katsina State government official who spoke exclusively to Arise News a few minutes ago, said all the students were alive and will be reunited with their parents thursday.

By Abel Ejikeme

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