Nearly 300 Nigerian schoolchildren who were kidnapped from their school in Kaduna state have been released, officials confirmed on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The students, abducted from the remote town of Kuriga on March 7, were reunited with their families after more than two weeks in captivity.<\/p>\n
Kaduna state Gov. Uba Sani announced the release of the 287 students but did not provide specific details regarding the circumstances of their freedom. He expressed gratitude to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu for his role in ensuring the safe return of the abducted children.<\/p>\n
President Tinubu had previously pledged to secure the release of the children without succumbing to ransom demands. His commitment to their safe return underscores the government’s determination to tackle the ongoing issue of school abductions in the country.<\/p>\n
The abduction of students from schools in northern Nigeria has become distressingly common and a matter of significant concern since the infamous 2014 incident in Chibok village, Borno state, where over 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Islamic extremists. In recent years, such abductions have been rampant in the northwestern and central regions, where various armed groups frequently target villagers and travelers in exchange for ransom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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