The pupils of Islamiyya school in Tegina town in Niger state who were kidnapped by armed bandits have been released by their abductors.

The over 70 pupils were abducted from their school premises in June.

A security source said that the students are on their way to Minna en route Kagara from Birnin Gwari.

The Islamiya pupils were held for 88 days and 11 hours according to the timeline of the days and time they have spent in the bandits’ captivity.

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Abducted students of Yauri Federal Government College (FGC) have been in captivity for 70 days while the remaining abducted students of a Baptist School in Kaduna will be spending their 52nd days in captivity.