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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
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
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
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