Nigerian Police Confirm Release of Abducted School Girls
The Government Girls Secondary School following the abduction.
Photographer: Sunday Alamba/AP Photo
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Gunmen in Nigeria freed hundreds of schoolgirls abducted last week in the northern state of Zamfara, the police said.
“They were released in the early hours of this morning,“ state Commissioner of Police Abutu Yaro said by phone on Tuesday. He didn’t provide further details.