Eight female students of Government Secondary School in Awon abducted by gunmen about two weeks ago, have escaped from their abductors’ captivitity.
Confirming the victims’ escape, the Kaduna State Government in a statement by the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the preliminary reports received indicated that the students escaped from a thick forest around Kaduna-Niger.
According to the statement, the students walked in the forest for days before reaching an undisclosed location, where security operatives had immediately evacuated them.
The statement read: “The Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, immediately directed the Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs to liaise with the 1 Division Nigerian Army for urgent evacuation of the students to Kaduna Metropolis, before the terrorists, who were combing the forests in the area recapture the students.
“The students have been safely evacuated to a military facility where they are presently receiving medical attention.”
The governor praised the students for demonstrating sheer courage and resilience in making their escape from captivity,. according to the statement.
