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Gunmen free nearly 2,000 inmates in attack on Nigerian prison

Tuesday, April 6 by ABC News

By Morgan Winsor, ABC News(LONDON) -- Nearly 2,000 inmates have escaped from a prison in southeastern Nigeria after heavily armed gunmen attacked the facility, authorities said.The massive jailbreak occurred before dawn on Monday in Owerri, the capital of... Read More.

Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls freed days after being kidnapped, official says

Tuesday, March 2 by ABC News

By MORGAN WINSOR and JAMES BWALA, ABC News (LONDON) -- Hundreds of students who were abducted from an all-girls boarding school in northwestern Nigeria last week have been released, authorities said Tuesday.Gunmen kidnapped 317 students from the Government Girls Junior Secondary... Read More.

344 Nigerian schoolboys freed days after being abducted, official says

Friday, December 18 by ABC News

By MORGAN WINSOR and JAMES BWALA, ABC News (LONDON) -- Hundreds of schoolboys who were abducted by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria last week have been freed, officials said. After being released to Nigerian security forces in the forests of Zamfara state, 344 boys were... Read More.

Hundreds of students missing after Nigerian boarding school attack

Wednesday, December 16 by ABC News

By MORGAN WINSOR and JAMES BWALA, ABC News(LONDON and MAIDUGURI, Nigeria) -- Hundreds of students remain missing after gunmen attacked an all-boys boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, authorities said.A group of "bandits" wielding assault rifles stormed the Government... Read More.

‘Credible but disturbing evidence’ that Nigerian authorities fatally shot protesters

Wednesday, October 21 by ABC News

By MORGAN WINSOR and JAMES BWALA, ABC News(LAGOS, Nigeria) -- Amnesty International said it has received "credible but disturbing evidence" of security forces killing protesters who were demonstrating against police brutality in Nigeria's largest city."While we continue to... Read More.

Stories tagged with: nigerian

Gunmen free nearly 2,000 inmates in attack on Nigerian prison

Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls freed days after being kidnapped, official says

344 Nigerian schoolboys freed days after being abducted, official says

Hundreds of students missing after Nigerian boarding school attack

‘Credible but disturbing evidence’ that Nigerian authorities fatally shot protesters

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