The freed boys
It has been revealed that the hundreds of schoolboys abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, last Friday have returned to Katsina state.
The boys who were released on Thursday night have arrived Katsina State, The PUNCH reports.
The students were escorted into the state capital by security operatives.
Some of the schoolboys were still clothed in their school uniforms.
Governor Aminu Masari had on Thursday night confirmed the release of 344 abducted schoolboys, adding that the boys were at Tsafe, Zamfara State, and would be transported to Kankara today.
Masari also said no ransom was paid before the boys were released.
Details later…