KATSINA: Kankara students’ abductors have contacted us — Masari

KATSINA State Governor, Aminu Masari, has said the abductors of at least 333 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, have contacted his government.

He disclosed this in a meeting he had with President Buhari in Daura on Monday.

This was contained in a statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.

It was titled, ‘Gov Masari Briefs President Buhari On Kidnapped School Children, Assures Of Steady Progress In Rescue Efforts’.

The statement partly read, “President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Daura, Katsina State, received more briefing on children kidnapped from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, with an assurance from Governor Aminu Bello Masari of steady progress to bring them out unharmed.

“The Governor, who was accompanied by the Deputy Governor of the state, Manir Yakubu, said the kidnappers had made contact and discussions were already on pertaining to safety and return to their homes.”

The statement, however, did not disclose what the governor and the abductors discussed.

It did not say whether they asked for ransom or not.