Kastina State Governor Bello Masari on Monday told President Muhammadu Buhari that the abductors of students in Kankara Local Government Area of the state have contacted them.
“The Governor, said the kidnappers had made contact and discussions were already on pertaining to safety and return to their homes,” the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu said in a statement after Masari’s visit to Buhari in Daura.
He explained that security agencies had located the position of the children and expressed optimism that based on efforts made so far, “the outlook is positive.”
Governor Masari who was accompanied to the visit by his deputy, Manir Yakubu, noted that President Buhari was committed to the rescue of the school children.
candidreporters.com earlier reported that bandits had stormed the school on Friday night and abducted the students after a gun duel with the police. The President had arrived in the state on Friday, hours before the abduction took place.
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