Nearly 300 abducted Nigerian schoolgirls released, reunited with families: 'We thank God'
Nearly 300 abducted Nigerian schoolgirls released, reunited with families: 'We thank God'
Nearly 300 abducted Nigerian schoolgirls were safely returned Tuesday after they were kidnapped Friday morning by armed militants.
State authorities said 279 girls were released, which is different from the original reports claiming 317 girls were kidnapped.
After 1 a.m. on Friday, gunmen kidnapped nearly 300 girls from a boarding school in northwest Nigeria following a wave of mass abductions. The kidnapped girls from Government Girls Science School in Jangebe are between 11 and 17 years old.
