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Nigerian Boys Taken in Kidnapping Claimed by Boko Haram Handed Back
Supporters urged authorities to rescue hundreds of abducted schoolboys in the northwestern state of Katsina, Nigeria, on Dec. 17. Photo: kola sulaimon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Updated Dec. 17, 2020 4:32 pm ET More than 300 schoolboys kidnapped by gunmen from their boarding school in northwest Nigeria last Friday were handed over to government security agencies late …
Nigeria: Suspected Boko Haram attack leaves at least 65 people dead, officials say
The attack occurred Saturday during a burial in the Nganzai district, near the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, local government chairman Muhammed Bulama said. Twenty-one people were initially killed during the burial ceremony, Bulama said. An additional 44 people were killed when villagers ran after the assailants, the official said. At least 10 people were injured …