UPDATE: Abducted Yobe Schoolgirls Taken To Niger Republic

Some of the students kidnapped from Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe state, have been reportedly taken to Niger Republic.

According to a source that spoke with Daily Trust newspaper, the girls were splited into two groups; with some kept in Borno state.

The Musa Albarnawi faction of Boko Haram is suspected of being behind the kidnap. The Albarnawi faction is loyal
to the Islamic State of West Africa.

The group was responsible for the kidnap of some University of Maiduguri lecturers who were conducting an
oil research in Borno state last year.

While some were killed, those abducted regained freedom, earlier in the month.

“The girls ferried across a shallow river and are held in the border town of Duro in Niger Republic,” the soure was quoted

“The second batch has been moved to  Tumbun Gini area of Abadam LGA  of Borno.”