300 schoolboys kidnapped by Nigeriaâs Boko Haram freed, says governor By LEKAN OYEKANMI and CARLEY PETESCH | December 17, 2020 at 8:18 AM CST - Updated December 17 at 3:30 PM
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) â More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in northwest Nigeria have been released, the Katsina State governor said Thursday.
Governor Aminu Bello Masari made the announcement on Nigerian state TV, NTA, from his office in Katsina State.
âAt the moment 344 of the students have been released and handed over to the security operatives. I think we can say at least we have recovered most of the boys, if not all of them,â he said. Arrangements are being made to transport them to Katsina, he said.
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School bags of the kidnapped student from Government Science Secondary School are seen inside their class room in Kankara, Nigeria, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for abducting hundreds of boys from a school in Nigeria s northern Katsina State last week in one of the largest such attacks in years, raising fears of a growing wave of violence in the region. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) December 17, 2020 - 6:53 PM
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in northwest Nigeria have been released, a government official said Thursday.
Nigerian official says more than 300 abducted schoolboys freed
Shoes of the kidnapped students from Government Science Secondary School are seen inside their classroom in Kankara, Nigeria, on Wednesday.
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria
More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in northwestern Nigeria have been released, the Katsina state governor said Thursday.
Gov. Aminu Bello Masari made the announcement on NTA state TV.
More than 800 students were at the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara when it was attacked Dec. 11 by armed men. Hundreds escaped and more than 330 were believed to have been taken captive.
“At the moment, 344 of the students have been released and handed over to the security operatives. I think we can say at least we have recovered most of the boys, if not all of them,” he said.
Boko Haram claims abduction of 330 students in Nigeria By SAM OLUKOYA and CARLEY PETESCH, Associated Press
Published: December 15, 2020, 3:50pm
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5 Photos Parents of the missing Government Science secondary school students wait for news on their children in Kankara , Nigeria, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. Rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for abducting hundreds of boys from a school in Nigeria s northern Katsina State last week in one of the largest such attacks in years, raising fears of a growing wave of violence in the region. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) Photo Gallery
LAGOS, Nigeria Rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for abducting hundreds of boys from a school in Nigeria’s northern Katsina State last week in one of the largest such attacks in years, raising fears of a growing wave of violence in the region.