Three more students abducted from the Federal Government College, Birnin-Yauri, in Kebbi State, have been rescued by the Nigerian army.
Army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu,said on Sunday that a teacher was also rescued alongside the students.
Nwachukwu said the abductees were rescued by troops of operation Hadarin Daji on Saturday.
An unidentified number of students and teachers were abducted when gunmen attacked the school on Thursday.
Some of the abductees were however rescued on Friday while one of the kidnapped students was killed.
Nwachukwu said one of the gunmen was killed, while nine motorcycles and four handsets were recovered during the rescue operation.
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According to him, “Troops of the Nigerian Army operating under the auspices of Operation Hadarin Daji supported by Nigerian Air Force component have rescued more abductees of the FGC Birnin Yauri.
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“One teacher and three students were rescued yesterday at Makuku in the ongoing search and rescue operations.
“The troops also killed one bandit and recovered nine motorcycles and four handsets from the fleeing bandits.
“Additional troops have also been deployed to dominate the forest and deny the bandits freedom of action.”
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