Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls have been released, official says

Mass kidnappings for ransom have become common in northern Nigeria, where armed gangs target schools and rural communities, often overwhelming local security forces.

A gunmen attacked a government girls' boarding school in Nigeria's Kebbi State on November 17, killing the vice principal and abducting 25 female students, according to police, Kebbi, Nigeria, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on November 18, 2025.

(photo credit: Africa Independent Television/Handout via REUTERS)

ByREUTERS

NOVEMBER 26, 2025 05:50

Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls have been released, official says

Mass kidnappings for ransom have become common in northern Nigeria, where armed gangs target schools and rural communities, often overwhelming local security forces.

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Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls have been released, official says

Mass kidnappings for ransom have become common in northern Nigeria, where armed gangs target schools and rural communities, often overwhelming local security forces.

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