Abducted schoolgirls of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara, have been released from their abductors’ den.
An official of the state government confirmed the release to Channels Television on Sunday.
Our correspondent gathered that the released students had arrived at the palace of the Emir of Anka from where they would be moved to the state capital.
Meanwhile, it was learnt that a briefing would be held by the state government today.
There had been reports that negotiations with the bandits who kidnapped the schoolgirls had reached a very advanced stage.
A security source had said “they may be in Gusau today.”
The girls who were kidnapped on Friday were believed to have been taken to a forest by bandits, who reportedly disguised as security personnel.
A source said the girls were kept in the forest between Dangulbi and Sabon Birnin Banaga in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.