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Nigeria commences op to rescue 317 abducted schoolgirls
Nigeria commences op to rescue 317 abducted schoolgirls
27th Feb 2021
By Olarewaju Kola
MAIDUGUEI, Nigeria (AA): Nigerian military and police began operations to rescue hundreds of schoolgirls abducted from a boarding school early Friday in northwest Zamfara State, according to officials.
Governor Bello Mohammed said police and other security agencies are using surveillance aircraft in the rescue effort.
“Currently, police helicopters and other search and rescue operatives have been deployed to the area,” he said.
Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu also confirms the deployment of combat police.
Outcry and condemnations have come in the wake of the kidnapping of 317 schoolgirls early Friday at the Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe that was attacked by armed men, according to witnesses.