Girls kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria are now safe on government premises following their release.ABUJA - Hundreds of girls who were kidnapped from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria last week have been freed, the local governor told AFP on Tuesday.
An AFP reporter saw hundreds of girls wearing hijabs gathered at government premises in Gusau, the state capital, where Matawalle hosted a reception for them. "They threatened to kill anyone of us who refused to stay. We were very cautious. They fed us adequately."Bandit curse In December, more than 300 boys were kidnapped from a school in Kankara, in Buhari's home state of Katsina, while he was visiting the region.
The UN refugee agency said Tuesday the violence in Nigeria's northwest had caused more than 7,000 to flee into neighbouring Niger this year."Being held in captivity is an agonizing experience not only for the victims, but also their families and all of us," he said in a statement.Kidnapping for ransom in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country is a national problem.
Overnight Monday, suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province group, which split from Boko Haram in 2016, mounted an assault on the northern town of Dikwa.
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