Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina state, has said a total of 333 students were kidnapped from the Government Science Secondary School, in Kankara Local Government Area of the state.
The governor said this on Sunday when the Minister of Defence, Gen. Salihi Magashi, led the nation’s Service Chiefs on a sympathy visit at the Katsina Government House.
According to him, the school has a total population of 839 students, out of which 333 have not been accounted for.
Speaking earlier, Magashi, assured that the abducted students, “will be released in the next few hours, without collateral damage to the people of Katsina State.”
Some of those on his entourage include, the Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Air Staff, Chief of Naval Staff, Inspector-General of Police, DG,DSS, DG,NIA as well as heads of security agencies in Katsina including the Commissioner of Police.
