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Nigeria's Schoolchildren Freed: End to Mass Kidnapping

Nigerian authorities successfully rescue 130 kidnapped schoolchildren, marking the end of one of the countrys largest mass abductions. The federal government, with the help of neighboring states, played a crucial role in securing the childrens release. The abductions were part of a series of targeted attacks on schools and places of worship in northern and central Nigeria, with criminal gangs suspected as the perpetrators.

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