Nigerian schoolchildren reunite with families

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 29, 2024 12:11 am

ABUJA: More than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren freed following a mass kidnapping have reunited with their families and were expected to return home on Thursday, a state governor's spokesman told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Gunmen abducted the children from their school in northwestern Kuriga village on March 7, prompting national outcry about insecurity in the country.

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