Nigeria, March 24 -- President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the release of school children abducted by bandits in Kuriga, Chukun Local Government Area of the state on 7 March.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how the children were released following their abduction by terrorists at the joint premises of a primary and secondary school in the Kuriga community during the students' morning assembly.

Mr Tinubu, in a statement through his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, welcomed the release and emphasised the importance of collaboration between the federal and state governments, especially on matters of security.

"The President commends the National Security Adviser, the Security Agencies, and the Kaduna State Government for the dispatch and diligence with w...