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18/12/2020 05:06 GMT: Abducted schoolboys freed in Nigeria

Abducted schoolboys freed in Nigeria

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Most of the more than 300 boys have been released, said the governor of Katsina state

The governor of Katsina state in northern Nigeria said that most of the more than 300 boys who were held in the Zamfara forest have now been released.

A state governor in northern Nigeria says more than 300 schoolboys kidnapped by gunmen last week have now been released.

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