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JUST IN: Troops rescue five abducted Kaduna college students

chuks oti

Apr 07, 2021

Troops of I Division, FCC, Nigerian Army has said it rescued five of the students of the College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna who were kidnapped by bandits on March 11.

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The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, NAN reports.

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Yerima gave the names of the rescued students as Abubakar Yakubu, Francis Paul, Obadiya Habakkuk, Amina Yusuf and Maryam Danladi.

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He said the rescued students are currently receiving medical attention in a military facility in Kaduna.

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According to him, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) I Division, Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen Danjuma Alli-Keffi, has commended the troops for their effort.

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"He charged them not to rest on their oars until all kidnapped victims are rescued and returned to their families,ÔÇØ he said.

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