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Local officials have announced the release of approximately 300 Nigerian students who were kidnapped from a school in the state of Kaduna in the northwest nearly two weeks ago.
The governor of Kaduna state, Uba Sani, did not provide specifics on the release of the 287 students who were abducted from their school in the isolated town of Kuriga on March 7th.
Mr. Sani expressed his appreciation to Nigerian president Bola Tinubu for making sure that the abducted Kuriga schoolchildren were safely released.
Mr. Tinubu promised to save the children without having to pay any ransom.
Kidnappings of students from schools in northern Nigeria are frequent and have been a significant cause for alarm since 2014 when a large group of Islamic militants abducted over 200 schoolgirls in the village of Chibok in Borno state.
Lately, kidnappings have been focused on the north-western and central areas of the country. Here, many armed groups frequently seek ransom from villagers and travelers.
Source: independent.co.uk
