Abuja, Dec 21, 2025 (AFP) - 130 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren freed: government

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2025-12-21

Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 130 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school in November, a presidential spokesman said Sunday, after 100 were freed earlier this month. "Another 130 abducted Niger state pupils released, none left in captivity," Sunday Dare said in a post on X, accompanied by a photo of smiling children. nro/jj ...

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