Tag: Kankara schoolboys
Kankara schoolboys: No ransom paid – Katsina SSG
Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, Secretary to Katsina State Government said the state government did not pay any ransom to rescue the…
Five takeaways from safe return of 344 Kankara schoolboys
The safe return of all 344 boys kidnapped from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, in Katsina State would be…
CAN applauds release of Kankara schoolboys
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna chapter, says the release of Kankara school children abducted by gunmen in Katsina…
We never expected to return: Kidnapped Kankara schoolboys relive 6-day ordeal
Annas Shuaibu, one of the freed Kankara schoolboys of Government Science Secondary School recalled his fear of never seeing his…
How we rescued Kankara schoolboys – Military
By Rotimi Ijikanmi The Nigerian military on Saturday made some disclosures on how it carried out the rescue operation of…
UN chief welcomes release of Kankara boys
UN chief, António Guterres, has welcomed the release of the 344 Kankara schoolboys in Katsina state.
Buhari: Kankara schoolboys’ abduction meant to embarrass govt
President Muhammadu Buhari gave a new meaning to the kidnapping of 344 Kankara schoolboys: he said it was done to…
Buhari to Kankara schoolboys: Don’t let bandits distract you
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the rescued Kankara schoolboys of Government Science Secondary School, not to be distracted from…
APC praises Buhari, security agencies, over released schoolboys
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the country’s security agencies over the rescue of Kankara…
Lai Mohammed drags #bringbackourboys campaigners
Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed has poked fun at Nigerians who mounted a #bringbackourboys campaign, hours after…
Buhari meets Kankara schoolboys in Daura today
By Ismaila Chafe/Daura President Muhammadu Buhari plans to speak today with the 344 Kankara schoolboys of Government Science Secondary School…
Kankara schoolboys relate stories of woes at Masari reception
Some of the freed 344 Kankara schoolboys of Government Science Secondary School have been sharing tales of woes suffered in…
Mixed reactions trail release of Kankara schoolboys
Nigerians have been reacting to the release of the Kankara schoolboys from their abductors on Thursday night.
Kankara schoolboys: Conflicting figures over number captured, released
How many Kankara schoolboys were actually captured by Boko Haram and bandits on 11 December? Were the 344 students released…
U.S. to Nigeria: Hold kidnappers of Kankara schoolboys accountable
The United States on Thursday urged the Nigerian government to hold those responsible for the kidnapping of Kankara schoolboys, accountable…
Govs Masari, Matawalle: How we negotiated release of Kankara schoolboys
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja In his reaction to the release of over 344 schoolboys abducted by bandits from a Government Secondary School,…
Buhari welcomes release of Kankara schoolboys, praises army
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the release of kidnapped students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara and praised the armed…
JUST IN: All abducted Kankara schoolboys released
Governor Aminu Masari said all abducted students of Kankara Government Science Secondary School have been released.
Shekau spoils Buhari’s birthday party [News Insight]
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader chose President Buhari's birthday, to literally mock him, by releasing the video of captured schoolboys…
Secondus to Buhari: Bring back Kankara schoolboys
By Muhaimin Olowoporoku Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman, Uche Secondus said the party was traumatised by the kidnap of…
Govt lied: 520 Kankara schoolboys captured not 333
The Katsina state governor, Aminu Masari appeared to have undercounted the students of Kankara Government Science Secondary school, seized by…
YouTube removes Boko Haram video of kidnapped Kankara schoolboys
YouTube has promptly blocked the video released by Boko Haram showing hundreds of captured Kankara schoolboys.