After more than two weeks, at least 137 of almost 300 Nigerian children abducted from their school in Kuriga, Kaduna, Northwestern region of Nigeria, were freed on Sunday 24 March, 2024, the country’s military revealed.
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| Parents wait for news about the abducted children of Kuriga School in Kuriga, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Photo: AP Photo/Sunday Alamba |
According to apnews.com:
Motorcycle-riding gunmen invaded the Kuriga school on March 7 and marched the children into the forests before security forces could arrive, as terrified families watched helplessly. School authorities said a total of 287 students were kidnapped during the attack, at least 100 of them are aged 12 or younger.
An earlier statement from the government suggested that all the students were freed.
