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Katsina School Attack: No Abducted Student Is Dead, Says Masari
Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, has said that all the students abducted at the Government Science Secondary School in Ƙanƙara Local Government Area of the state are still alive.
The governor gave the update on Wednesday during an interview on a TV programme monitored by Eko Hot Blog.
“The children are alive and we have not received any report that anyone had fallen sick. So we assume that all is well with the children,” the governor said.
“I was in touch with at least two of the students that escaped on Saturday. I was also in touch on Monday with two that came back.
“With the four that have been reunited with their families, none of them reported any of the students died.”
The Katsina governor said based on security reports at his disposal, bandits were responsible for the incident.
However, he didn’t rule out the possibility of Boko Haram terrorists involved in the operation but explained that some bandits were making contact with some terrorists.
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“The reports we have and from the information available to us, this abduction was conducted, executed by the local bandits that are known to all of us.
“I am not discountenancing any foreign (connivance) either ISWAP or Boko Haram indirectly working with the bandits.
“For over one year, there are signs that some of the elements of the bandits are making contacts with some of the elements of the Boko Haram,” he added.
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