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The Nigerian army rescued 17 students and a woman who were kidnapped in Sokoto state two weeks ago, Reuters reported, adding that nearly 300 others were released after 2 weeks in captivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The rescued students were taken from Tsangaya school on March 9, and were freed on Friday in an operation coordinated by the army and the National Security Adviser’s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, 287 students abducted from a school in the remote town of Kuriga on March 7 were released without any ransom paid. At least 100 of them are aged 12 or younger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kidnappings by non-ideological criminal gangs demanding ransoms are happening almost daily in northern Nigeria, causing families and communities to pool savings and sell assets to secure the release of their loved ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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