Nigerian gunmen free dozens of schoolchildren kidnapped earlier this month in northwest Zamfara State
Security forces patrol as people wait for the arrival of the rescued schoolgirls in Jangebe, Zamfara, Nigeria on March 3, 2021.
Gunmen took the students from the village of Kaya on September 1, the latest in a spate of mass kidnappings from schools across the region. A spokesman for the Zamfara State governor said no ransom had been paid for the 75 children, who had been received by the governor at his headquarters. The spokesman sent reporters images of boys and girls in uniform, seated inside what looked like a meeting room. He did not say when they were freed.Zamfara has been one of the states worst-hit in the abduction crisis. On September 3, authorities ordered a phone and internet blackout there while security forces cracked down on the gangs.
Since Sunday night, several Nigerian media outlets have reported that bandits in Zamfara had attacked a military base and killed 12 soldiers. Asked to comment, defence spokesman Major General Benjamin Sawyerr neither denied nor confirmed the reports.
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