The group of nearly 300 school girls who were kidnapped in Nigeria have been freed.
The girls were kidnapped from a school in north-western Nigeria last week have been released, according to a local official.
Accordingly, they were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from their boarding school in Jangebe, Zamfara state, on Friday.
They were taken to a forest, according to police in Nigeria.
But the Zamfara State governor announced Tuesday, March 2, 2021 that the girls have been freed.
Nigeria had witnessed similar kidnappings in the past.
Reports say dozens of school girls have been transported to Government building in Zamfara in mini-buses.
“It gladdens my heart to announce the release of the abducted students… from captivity,” Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State tweeted.
“This follows the scaling of several hurdles laid against our efforts,” he added. “I enjoin all well-meaning Nigerians to rejoice with us as our daughters are now safe.”
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