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Bandits free 11 abducted Niger school children for been too young to walk

Meanwhile eleven of the over 200 students have been reportedly freed.

The freed students were said to be too small and could not walk.

They were reportedly between four to five years.

Chief Press Secretary to Niger Governor, Mary Noel Berge, confirmed the development.

She said: “11 children who were too small and couldn’t walk, among the kidnapped Islamiyya Students, were released by the gunmen.”

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello described the incident as unfortunate and unbecoming of the serial attacks.

He assured the Joint Military Taskforce has been mobilised to the area and already tracing the gunmen for possible isolation and ambush.

Bello appealed for calm and restated the strong resolve of his government to protect lives and property.

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