Bandits release 130 children abducted from school but almost 170 remain missing two weeks after capture
Gunmen had marched students into forests before security forces could arrive
At least 137 of nearly 300 Nigerian children abducted more than two weeks ago from their school in the northwestern state of Kaduna were released yesterday.
Motorcycle-riding gunmen invaded the Kuriga school on March 7 and marched the children into the forests before security forces could arrive, as terrified families watched helplessly. School authorities said a total of 287 students had been kidnapped during the attack, at least 100 of them are aged 12 or younger.
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