THE Kaduna State government has denied a report that it has hired the services of a mediator to facilitate the release of the 287 school pupils abducted in the state.
Students of Lea Primary School and Government Secondary School, Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area of the state were abducted by gunmen on Thursday.
In a statement, Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sanni through his Chief Press Secretary, Mohammed Shehu, dismissed the media report as false and mischievous.
According to the statement, the state government did not hire any private negotiator, nor is it contemplating making such a move.
The state however, urged the media to be cautious in the way they publicise security stories in order not to jeopardise the efforts of government and security agencies in degrading criminal elements laying siege in communities across the state.