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Added on the 02/03/2021 10:41:02 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Over 300 Nigerian schoolboys walk free after being abducted in an attack claimed by Boko Haram. "344 are now with the security agencies and will be moved to Katsina this night," state governor Aminu Bello Masari said. The assault on a rural school in Kankara, Katsina state in northwest Nigeria, was initially blamed on criminal gangs who have terrorised the region for years. 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
Freed schoolgirls leave the Zamfara State capital to be reunited with their families in their village. The girls, pupils at Government Secondary School in the remote village of Jangebe in northeastern Zamfara state, were abducted on Friday from their hostels by gunmen known locally as bandits, who released them early Tuesday. IMAGES
Released Saturday after more than three years of captivity by the jihadist group Boko Haram, the 82 Nigerian high school girls from Chibok meet with the Minister of Health in Abuja. IMAGES
Primary and secondary schools are closed following restrictions imposed by the authorities in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara a day after 73 students were kidnapped by gunmen in the latest in a series of mass abductions targeting pupils. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.