Army Releases Names Of Rescued Kaduna Students
The Nigerian Army has released the names of the five students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna who were rescued after being kidnapped along with others by bandits on March 11.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, gave names of the recovered students ad: Abubakar Yakubu, Francis Paul, Obadiya Habakkuk, Amina Yusuf and Maryam Danladi.
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This was revealed via Nigerian Army official Twitter page on Wednesday.
According to him; “The rescued students are currently receiving medical attention in a military facility in Kaduna.
“The GOC 1 Division, Maj Gen DH Ali-Keffi has commended the troops for their effort and charged them not to rest on their oars until all kidnap victims are rescued and returned to their families.”
THE WHISTLER had earlier reported that parents of the students had neither met nor been told the identities of the rescued students.
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On Monday, the Kaduna State Government announced that five of the 39 students abducted from the school dormitory on March 11, 2021 had been recovered by the Nigerian army.
The website also reported that five of the students were rescued 25 days after gunmen breached the perimeter fence of the institution at Afaka, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State and abducted 39 students.
