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Parents Of Kaduna Varsity Students Storm National Assembly

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Parents of the abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka in Kaduna State have taken to the National Assembly complex, Abuja, to register their grievances.

The parents were accompanied by members of the Students Union Government (SUG) of the institution to lament what they described as negligence of the state and Federal Government in securing the release of the children.

They chanted songs of solidarity and displayed placards demanding prompt action from the Nigerian government.

“Education is our right! Safety is our right! Freedom is our right!, Free Afaka 29! ” the parents and students chanted as they marched to the National Assembly.

Naija News recalls that 39 students were abducted from their hostels in the college on 11th March 2021.

The attack occurred at 9:30 PM local time on 11 March 2021 at the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization in Mando, Kaduna State.

The college is located on the outskirts of Kaduna city near the Nigerian defense academy military barracks.



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