Three of the remaining seven girls of the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, kebbi State, being held by terrorists have been released.
Those released are Elizabeth Ogechi Nwafor, Esther Sunday and Aliya Abubakar.
Chairman of Parents of the Abducted School Girls’ Forum, Malam Salim Kaoje, confirmed that the newly released girls arrived Kebbi on Monday afternoon.
“Yes, they released three of the school girls to us on Sunday evening. They are already with the State Government,” Kaoje said.
He did not state if any ransom was paid.
On June 17, 2021, the terrorists stormed the premises of Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, abducting 96 of the students.
Last month, four girls, Bilha Musa, Faiza Ahmed, Rahma Abdullahi and Hafsa Murtala were released by notorious bandit leader, Dogo Gide last.
“It took six days of negations in the forest before four of the girls were released to us,” Kaoje had told Daily Trust at the time.
He said they had paid an undisclosed amount of money to secure the release of the four girls after they sold their properties and a fund raising that saw many Nigerians assist the parents financially.
In January, Kaoje had confirmed that they were in talks with Dogo Gide after they sought intervention through the mother of the terrorists’ kingpin.