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Laurie CHURCHMAN

EXPLAINED: More than 130 kidnapped nigerian schoolchildren released - The Real Truth

The kidnapping in Kuriga, Kaduna state on March 7 was one of the biggest such attacks in years (Credit: AFP)

More than 130 schoolchildren seized by gunmen in a mass kidnapping in northwestern Nigeria earlier this month were released unharmed on Sunday, officials and the army said.

The kidnapping in Kuriga, Kaduna state on March 7 was one of the biggest such attacks in years and prompted a national outcry over insecurity.

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