The location of the abducted schoolgirls’ at Jengede in Zamfara state has been discovered according to a source quoted by AFP on Monday.
A military option was not on the cards, to avoid “putting the lives of the hostages in danger”, AFP reported.
Meanwhile, authorities in the state are holding negotiations for the release of the 317 schoolgirls kidnapped by criminal gangs last week, sources familiar with the talks said.
Gunmen from cattle rustling and kidnapping-for-ransom gangs on Friday invaded the Government Girls Secondary School in remote Jangebe village, whisking the girls away from their hostel.
It is the third school attack in less than three months — a series that has revived traumatic memories of the “Chibok girls” kidnapped by jihadists nearly seven years ago.
A source said, “repentant bandits” were being contacted to reach out to their former comrades as part of efforts to free the students.
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