279 out of the 317 female students abducted from the Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, in Talata Mafara LGA of Zamfara State, have been freed. The schoolgirls were kidnapped on Friday morning, February 26.
Yusuf Idris, media aide to Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, confirmed the release of the girls to Premium Times, said they were released around 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 2.
He said the 279 girls are currently at the Zamfara government house waiting to be reunited with their parents.