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Nigeria says 130 more children released nearly a month after being kidnapped from school

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By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The remaining 130 schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State in November have been released, a presidential spokesman said on Sunday, confirming that all abducted pupils are now free.

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Nigeria: Remaining 130 abducted schoolchildren released – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Nigeria's government said that all students abducted from a Catholic boarding school in Niger state in November have been released.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Nigeria says 130 kidnapped Catholic schoolchildren freed (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The country has seen a wave of recent mass abductions, as it suffers from multiple interlinked security concerns.

  3. Digital Journal

    Nigerian government frees 130 kidnapped Catholic schoolchildren (opens Digital Journal)

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    Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 130 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school in November, a presidential spokesman

  4. The Guardian

    Another 130 kidnapped schoolchildren released in Nigeria (opens The Guardian)

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    Presidential spokesperson says all those abducted from a Catholic school in Niger state last month are now free

  5. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Nigeria says 130 more children released nearly a month after being kidnapped from school (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The remaining 130 schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State in November have been released, a presidential spokesman said on Sunday, confirming that all abducted pupils are now free.

  6. BNO News

    All abducted pupils released after mass kidnapping at Catholic school in Nigeria (opens BNO News)

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    All pupils abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria have been released from captivity, according to a senior government official. The release was announced on Sunday by Sunday Dare, a spokesperson for Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu, who said another 130 abducted pupils from Niger S…

  7. Crux

    130 schoolchildren and staff abducted in Nigeria last month have been released, police say (opens Crux)

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    Some 130 schoolchildren and staff abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last month by gunmen have been released, police said Sunday.

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