A group of girls who were abducted from a boarding school in Nigeria have been released and are "safe", reports say. Gunmen abducted 279 students from the Girls Science Secondary School in Jangebe town, Zamfara state, on Friday. But Dr Bello Matawalle, the state's governor, says the girls are "now safe". Alhamdulillah! It gladdens my heart to announce the release of the abducted students of GGSS Jangebe from captivity. This follows the scaling of several hurdles laid against our efforts. I enjoin all well-meaning Nigerians to rejoice with us as our daughters are now safe. pic.twitter.com/YKfHoUuiXP — Dr. Bello Matawalle (@Bellomatawalle1) March 2, 2021 The men who ransacked the school had also attacked a nearby military camp and checkpoint, preventing soldiers from intervening. Lawani Adali, the security man on duty on the day, said policemen and vigilantes could not get inside because the gunmen had blocked all entrances. Advertisement … [Read more...] about Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls have been released and are ‘safe’
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Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls: ‘Repentant bandits’ key to release of the 279 students it has emerged
"Repentant bandits" helped secure the release of 279 girls kidnapped from a Nigerian boarding school, it has emerged - as the students open up about the horrors of their ordeal. A group of about 100 gunmen burst into the Girls Science Secondary School in the northwestern state of Zamfara on Friday and abducted the students . Before ransacking the school in Jangebe town, they also attacked a nearby military camp and checkpoint, preventing soldiers from stepping in. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 'They were pointing guns at our heads' The girls said they were forced to march through stones and thorns and were repeatedly hit with guns if they could not keep up. Umma Abubakar said: "Most of us got injured on our feet and we could not continue trekking, so they said they will shoot anybody who did not continue to walk." Advertisement Farida Lawali, 15, added: "While they were beating the girls with guns, … [Read more...] about Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls: ‘Repentant bandits’ key to release of the 279 students it has emerged