Kaduna State Students Reunite with Parents, Dead Teacher’s Family gets N10m

Amid tight security, the Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, on Thursday, bade the 137 Kuriga schoolchildren farewell as they journeyed to reunite with their families in Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area of the state.
The governor, who spoke at a brief ceremony, also announced a donation of N10m to the family of their teacher who died in the bandits’ captivity due to health complications.
The 137 schoolchildren were abducted by terrorists on March 7 but were freed on Sunday in Zamfara State.
They were returned to Kaduna on Monday and were made to undergo psychosocial therapy before their final release to reunite with their families on Thursday.
The governor, during the welfare ceremony, announced scholarships up to the university level for the children of the schoolteacher, identified as Mallam Abubakar, who died in captivity.
Isah Abubakar, one of the children of the deceased teacher, who incidentally was among the kidnapped and rescued pupils, witnessed the father’s death in the bandits’ den.
The governor, who cut short his trip from Abuja to bid the children farewell after a four-day psychosocial therapy at the Kaduna Women and Children Shelter, also said he would in his private capacity, under the auspices of ‘Uba Sani Foundation’ support the education of all the 137 pupils and students up to university level.
He also announced that his administration would carry out rehabilitation works in the Kuriga community and the school.