Nigeria, March 17 -- Terrorists on Friday released nine of the 21 kidnapped students of the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State.

One of the negotiators who asked for anonymity told PREMIUM TIMES that the release of the nine students followed about four months of intense negotiations and lobbying.

The students spent 178 days in the terrorists' camp following their abduction last September.

The students were abducted when terrorists stormed an off-campus hostel in Sabon Gida, a community opposite the university in the Zamfara State capital in September last year and abducted students and other residents of the community.

A few hours later, some of the victims were rescued by security officials.

The negotiator told PREMIUM TIMES tha...