Nigerian authorities said Sunday they have secured the release of 130 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic boarding school in Niger state, bringing the total freed to more than 200 after a mass kidnapping…

YENAGOA, Nigeria, Dec 21 - The remaining 130 Nigerian schoolchildren abducted in November from a Catholic school in Niger state have been released, President Bola Tinubu's spokesperson said on Sunday, following one of the country's biggest mass kidnappings of recent years. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Nigerian police confirm the release of 130 schoolchildren and staff abducted last month, following a military operation.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Some 130 schoolchildren and staff abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last month by gunmen have been released, police said Sunday. Gunmen seized at least 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers in Nigeria’s north-central...

Sources said the freed students and teachers are currently being transported to Minna, the Niger State capital,

Nigerian authorities confirm the remaining students kidnapped from a Catholic school last month have been freed.