Just In: Freed Islamiyya students have arrived at Niger State House

The over 100 students of an Islamic seminary who were recently freed after three months in the den of kidnappers have arrived at the Niger State Government House.

Their captors had let them go late in the night on Thursday and the government had made arrangements for them to be brought to the capital, Minna.

Upon arrival, they were greeted by their parents and government officials, all cheerful for their safety.

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