The number of rescued students stands at 13.
and three workers of a construction company that were abducted on Friday have been rescued by a joint security team, a security official told PREMIUM TIMES.
But a joint security team led by the commander of 1 Brigade Nigerian Army, Sani Ahmed, has now rescued seven more students and three construction company workers. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the rescue operation is being carried out by soldiers, policemen and operatives of the State Security Service.
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