Four Kebbi Schoolgirls Regain Freedom After 22 Months In Bandits Captivity

By Simeon OSAJIE

Four Kebbi Schoolgirls of  Federal Government College (FGC) Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State has regain their freedom after spending 22 months in in bandicts captivity.

The four were among the remaining 11 schoolgirls abducted from the Federal Government College about two years ago.

The girls were released by a notorious bandit leader, Dogo Gide, on Friday evening, according to the spokesperson for the parents of the abducted girls, Salim Kaoje.

“It took six days of negotiations in the forest before four of the girls were released to us,” said Kaoje. “We have seven more still in captivity, and two of the parents are still in the forest trying to secure their release.”

The girls, Bilha Musa, Faiza Ahmed, Rahma Abdullahi, and Hafsa Murtala, were among the students and teachers abducted when the bandits attacked FGC Birnin Yauri on June 17, 2021.

While some of the abductees regained their freedom shortly after their abduction, 11 of the students remained in the bandits’ captivity.