Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle has announced the release of the abducted students of Government Girls Secondary School Jangebe from captivity.
Matawalle said on his twitter handle that “This follows the scaling of several hurdles laid against our efforts. I enjoin all well-meaning Nigerians to rejoice with us as our daughters are now safe.”
“This is the result of our peace effort and putting to shame all those saying there is no security in this country.
“We have been in discussion since Friday with the abductors and reached agreement on Monday by 4pm that the girls were released.
“We are happy that all 279 have safely returned. They will undergo medical checks and be given balanced diets to recuperate by the state government before they are handed back to their respective families.
“I want to appeal to parents not to remove their children from school as a result of this. We will ensure additional security in all the schools.
“We thank all media outlets for their support throughout these trying times,” Matawalle said after receiving the schoolgirls around 5am Tuesday.
Though 317 schoolgirls were confirmed as missing, the government gave the number of the released students as 279.
