344 Nigerian boys freed, reunite with families
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Chaos and jubilation as freed Nigerian schoolboys reunite with family By Afolabi Sotunde
Freed Nigerian schoolboys walk after they were rescued by security forces in Katsina
KATSINA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Parents sobbed, mobbed their children in hugs and even kissed the ground in gratitude on Friday as they reunited with scores of schoolboys who had been kidnapped a week earlier in northwest Nigeria.
Hundreds of adults jostled to find their offspring among the 344 dusty and dazed looking children who had arrived by bus in Katsina state on Friday morning. Those who succeeded cheered and grabbed their children, but scores more were still waiting by early evening.
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Katsina: Parents sobbed, mobbed their children in hugs and even kissed the ground in gratitude on Friday as they reunited with scores of schoolboys who had been kidnapped a week earlier in northwest Nigeria.
Hundreds of adults jostled to find their sons among the 344 dusty and dazed children who had arrived by bus in Katsina state on Friday morning, local time. Those who succeeded cheered and grabbed their children, but scores more were still waiting by early evening. I feel like God has granted me paradise because I am so happy, said an ebullient Hamza Kankara after she found her son, Lawal, in the crowd.