The Kuriga school children rescued from their abductors in Zamfara State after 16 days in captivity will be handed over to their parents today.

The Nation gathered yesterday that their parents met with them at Kaduna Women and Children Shelter where they are receiving psycho-social treatment.

It was, however, not clear if six of the children admitted into the Dallet Barrack Hospital of the 1 Division Nigerian Army were among those that met with their parents.

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The abducted children were 137.

Though reporters were not allowed into the Women and Children Shelter, a recorded video of the meeting showed a moment of joy for the parents and their children.

Some of the parents were seen embracing the children while some shed tears of joy for seeing their children alive.

During the meeting which had top government functionaries in attendance, Secretary to the Kaduna State Government (SSG) Abdulkadir Meyere said the rescue of the children was a promise fulfilled.

Meyere, who represented Governor Uba Sani said: “We should all thank God. It would be recalled that on the very day that this incident happened, the governor came down to Kuriga to sympathise with you. He told you people that these children are his children.”