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KANKARA, Nigeria (AP) It was late Friday night when Usama Aminu heard gunshots, at first thinking they had come from the nearby town. As soon as he and the other students at the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara realized there was a raid on the school, they scrambled out of their dormitory and scaled the school s fence in the pandemonium. The 17-year-old told The Associated Press about the attack on the school in Nigeria’s northern Katsina State in which men armed with AK-47 rifles abducted more than 300 students from the boys’ school. The attack, claimed by Boko Haram, Nigeria s jihadist rebels, has prompted an outcry in the West African nation against the government for not doing enough to stop attacks on schools in the north. ....
300 schoolboys kidnapped by Nigeriaâs Boko Haram freed, says governor By LEKAN OYEKANMI and CARLEY PETESCH | December 17, 2020 at 9:18 AM EST - Updated December 17 at 4:30 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. ....
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in northwest Nigeria have been released, the Katsina State governor said Thursday. In an announcement on Nigerian state TV, NTA, Gov. Aminu Bello Masari said the 344 boarding school students were turned over to security officials and were being brought to the capital of Katsina, where they will get physical examinations before being reunited with their families. I think we can say . we have recovered most of the boys, if not all of them,” Masari said. He did not disclose if the government paid any ransom. President Muhammadu Buhari welcomed their release, calling it “a big relief to their families, the entire country and to the international community,” according to a statement from his office. Amid an outcry against the West African country s government over insecurity in the north, Buhari noted his administration s successful efforts to secure the release of previously abducted ....
Hundreds of kidnapped Nigeria schoolboys freed, official says Updated on: December 17, 2020 / 8:42 PM / AP Hundreds of kidnapped schoolboys freed More than 300 schoolboys who were abducted last week by armed men in northwestern Nigeria have been released, the Katsina state s governor said Thursday. Governor Aminu Bello Masari made the announcement on Nigerian state TV, NTA. More than 800 students were at the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, when it was attacked on December 11 by armed men. Hundreds escaped and it was believed there were more than 330 still 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. ....
MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in northwest Nigeria have been released, a government official said Thursday. In an announcement on Nigerian state TV, NTA, Katsina State Gov. Aminu Bello Masari said the 344 boarding school students were turned over to security officials and were being brought to the state capital, where they will get physical examinations before being reunited with their families. I think we can say . we have recovered most of the boys, if not all of them, Masari said. He did not disclose if the government paid any ransom. President Muhammadu Buhari welcomed their release, calling it a big relief to their families, the entire country and to the international community, according to a statement from his office. Amid an outcry in the West African nation over insecurity in the north, Buhari noted his administration s successful efforts to secure the release of previously abducted students. ....