Kidnapped Zamfara Schoolgirls released

The kidnapped schoolgirls of Government Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State have been released and are currently in the palace of the Emir of Anka waiting for transportation to Gusau, the state capital. National Infinity had earlier reported that negotiations with the bandits who kidnapped the schoolgirls had reached a very advanced stage, and that “they may be in Gusau today.” The girls who were kidnapped on Friday were believed to have been taken to a forest by bandits who reportedly disguised as security personnel. A source said the girls…

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Sunday Igboho berates FG for attempted arrest, asks Buhari to pick Shekau, Gumi

Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho, has advised the Federal Government to channel its energy towards arresting Boko Haram leader, Ibrahim Shekau, and Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, who has been holding meetings with bandits. Igboho said this during an interview with The PUNCH on Friday while reacting to the face-off between him and security agents around the Guru Maharaji bus stop along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Yoruba rights activist, who has been in the news for serving a quit notice on Fulani herdsmen in some parts of…

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Jangebe abduction: Negotiations with bandits in final stage, Girls may be released today

Barring any last-minute changes, abducted schoolgirls of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, may regain freedom today, as sources claimed that negotiations with the bandits who kidnapped the schoolgirls had reached a very advanced stage. Bandits on Friday morning kidnapped over 300 schoolgirls at Jangebe,Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A very competent source informed on Saturday that negotiations with the bandits who kidnapped the schoolgirls had reached a very advanced stage, saying “they may be in Gusau (Zamfara State capital) today.” The Sunday PUNCH  reports. The girls were believed to…

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