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ABUJA ‑ Nigerian pupils taken by gunmen in a mass abduction in the north-western town of Kuriga earlier this month have been freed “unharmed”, officials said.Kaduna state governor Uba Sani said they had been rescued thanks to the courage of the security forces.The school authorities had said more than 280 children were taken, but the army said 137 hostages had been freed.The operation took place in the early hours of Sunday morning, days before a ransom deadline.Officials have not yet commented on the discrepancy in numbers. The children, aged eight to 15, and one teacher, were abducted on March 7.Kidnap gangs, known as bandits, have seized thousands of people in recent years, especially in the north-west.There had been a reduction in targeting of schools over the past year, but this...
March 24, 2024
Kuriga kidnap: Gunmen free Nigerian pupils taken in mass abduction
March 23, 2024
Senegal goes to the polls as country’s once sturdy democracy looks shaky
March 20, 2024
Senegal president rejects blame for election chaos
March 20, 2024
Famine looms in Sudan as civil war survivors tell of killings and rapes
March 19, 2024
‘Enlist or die’: Fear, famine and a deadly ultimatum swell the ranks of Sudan’s paramilitary forces
March 18, 2024
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia glitch lets customers withdraw millions
March 17, 2024
UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in DR Congo
March 17, 2024
EU announces €7.3 billion package of aid for Egypt
March 17, 2024
Niger ends military agreement with US, calls it ‘profoundly unfair’
March 14, 2024
Nigeria kidnappers threaten to kill all 287 schoolchildren if ransom is not paid
