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A group of girls previously kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria arrive on March 2, 2021 at the Government House in Gusau, Zamfara State, upon their release. All 279 girls kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria have been released and are on government premises. Nigeria has been rocked by four mass abductions of students in less than three months, by criminal groups. IMAGES
Relatives of some of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamic group Boko Haram say they're relieved to see their daughters in a new video released by the group. Diane Hodges reports.
Lagos (Nigeria), March 2 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Stringer) The 279 students kidnapped at dawn last Friday in a public school for girls in the state of Zamfara, in northwestern Nigeria, were released on Tuesday, according to the governor of the region, Beautiful Muhammad Matawalle.FOOTAGE OF THE STUDENTS.
Hundreds of girls wearing hijabs, gathered at Zamfara state government premises as all 279 students kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria have been released. IMAGES
A day after their release, dozens of Nigerian schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen earlier this month, arrive at the Kaduna State Government House ahead of a meeting with the governor of the northwestern state, Uba Sani. The mass abduction in Kuriga, Kaduna state on March 7 was one of the biggest attacks on a school in years and sparked a national outcry over insecurity. IMAGES
Olivier Dubois, a French journalist and the world's sole remaining French hostage has been released after being kidnapped by jihadists in the Sahel in 2021. The US aid worker, Jeffery Woodke, who has been held captive since 2016 can also be seen in the footage. IMAGES
Close to 100 pupils kidnapped from an Islamic seminary in Nigeria's Niger State nearly three months ago arrive at the state government house following their release, where they will be reunited with their parents. IMAGES