Lagos, Feb 24, 2026 (AFP) - Nigeria denies paying ransom to free schoolchildren

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The Nigerian government Tuesday denied paying ransom to free about 230 children and staff that Boko Haram jihadists snatched from a Catholic school in north-central Niger state in November. The denial came after AFP published an investigation detailing how the government paid Boko Haram militants a "huge" ransom of millions of dollars and released two commanders from the jihadist group to secure the release of the students. The country's informa......

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