The abducted Katsina schoolboys who have now regained their freedom, on Friday, December 18, narrated their ordeal in the hands of their abductors.
4wardwego gathered that the Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari had received the boys at the Government House.
“We ate only once in two days”, one of the boys told the press. He also said he was not feeling well, adding that they really suffered while in the bush.
Another boy said they were made to defecate in the same place that they slept.
Governor Masari mandated the medical check-up of the boys after the press briefing.
The Katsina Governor assured them that they will be properly taken care of before being handed to their parents, one week after they were abducted by bandits in the north-western state.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the release of the kidnapped students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, describing their safe return as a big relief to their families, the entire country, and the international community.
Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s spokesman, in a statement on Thursday, December 17, quoted the president as expressing the nation’s appreciation for the steps taken by all those involved to make their release possible.
Buhari specifically cited what he called the “spirit of partnership and the collaborative efforts of the government of Katsina, Zamfara and military leading to the release.’’
He commended the nation’s intelligence agencies, the military, and the police force for providing the environment for the safe release of the hostages.
“The Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, and the army worked extremely hard. As soon as I got the information I congratulated them.
“The Armed Forces know their job. They have been well trained and properly motivated,” he said.
On the issue of detainees held elsewhere in the country by either terrorists or bandits; the president gave assurances that his administration was aware of its responsibility to protect the lives and property of Nigerians.
