Six of the abducted pupils from Kuriga schools released on 24 March currently hospitalized

According to news reports, the military has said that six of the released pupils kidnapped from Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State on 7 March 2024 are being treated in a hospital in the State while 131 others have been handed over to the state government. General Officer Commanding (GOC) First Mechanized Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj. Gen. Mayirenso Saraso handed the children over to Governor Uba Sani on behalf of the Defence Headquarters (DHQ). He said the military used kinetic and non-kinetic methods in securing their release from the kidnappers in Zamfara State where they were taken. He confirmed that six pupils, one male and five females, are undergoing treatment at Darlet Barracks military hospital. The children, who were reunited with their parents at a dinner, are scheduled for psycho-social therapy at Kaduna State Women and Children Centre before their return to the Kuriga community.