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Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls’ families gather as police and military launch rescue operation
Families of more than 300 schoolgirls kidnapped by gunmen from a Nigerian school north last week, the latest in a series of mass school kidnappings in the West African nation, have gathered, anxious for news.
Key points:
- The kidnappers herded the girls like animals, witnesses said
- A military camp and checkpoint was also attacked to prevent soldiers from responding
- On Saturday, gunmen released 27 teenage boys who were kidnapped from their school last week
Worried parents on Sunday attended the Government Girls Junior Secondary School in the country’s north, guarded by police.
Aliyu Ladan Jangebe said his five daughters aged between 12 and 16 were at the school when the kidnappers stormed in.
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