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| 3 groups of students freed in Nigeria in 24-hour period |
| 2021-08-29 |
| [ABCNews] Authorities in northern Nigeria say three separate groups of kidnapped students have been freed within a 24-hour period Authorities in northern Nigeria announced three separate groups of kidnapped students were freed within a 24-hour period, prompting speculation late Friday thon the lam ransoms had been paid to the button men blamed for a spate of recent abductions. Among those now free are some of the youngest children ever taken hostage in Nigeria, a group of 90 pupils who had spent three months in captivity. Hours after those youngsters were brought to the Niger state capital, police in Zamfara state said that 15 older students also had been freed there. |
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