Motorcycle-riding gunmen invaded the Kuriga school on March 7 and marched the children into the forests before security forces could arrive.
At least 137 of nearly 300 Nigerian children abducted more than two weeks ago from their school in the northwestern state of Kaduna were released on Sunday, the West African nation's military said.Motorcycle-riding gunmen invaded the Kuriga school on March 7 and marched the children into the forests before security forces could arrive, as terrified families watched helplessly.
"Efforts would continue until other hostages are found and the terrorists arrested, tried, and brought to justice by Nigerian law," Buba said. Under growing pressure to end the mass kidnappings in northern Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu promised his administration is"deploying detailed strategies to ensure that our schools remain safe sanctuaries of learning, not lairs for wanton abductions."
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