Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, on Saturday met with the freed abductees from Government Science Secondary School, Kagara.
The abductees – comprising students, staff members and staff members’ relatives – regained their freedom earlier at 4 am on Saturday, the Governor said.
According to Bello, one of the victims is in hospital “suffering from excessive exhaustion.”
Bello did not comment on whether a ransom was paid for the victims’ release but he said it was a joint effort by security agencies, traditional rulers and other “major stakeholders.”
He said that the victims had been medically checked and would continue to be monitored for the next few days.
“They have been through tremendous torture,” he said, adding: “We are carefully watching their health and condition and hopefully they should be reunited soon with their families.”
The governor said his administration was working on a way to prevent a recurrence.
“Yes, we have rescued them but we still have a lot of work ahead of us,” he was quoted by Channels TV to have said.
“Going forward, we are putting a system in place to look at the causes of these events.
“In the next few days, in the course of my conversation with major stakeholders, I hope we will find a solution to this dastardly act.”
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