Families wait as Nigerian security forces search for 300 abducted girls


  • World
  • Monday, 01 Mar 2021

FILE PHOTO: A door leave is seen laid aside a day after over 300 school girls were abducted by bandits away from the JSS school in Zamfara, Nigeria February 27, 2021. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

GUSAU, Nigeria (Reuters) - Relatives of more than 300 girls abducted by gunmen from their boarding school in northwest Nigeria endured an agonising wait for news amid rumours that they had been released, while security forces continued their search on Sunday.

An armed gang kidnapped 317 girls from the Government Girls Science Secondary School in the town of Jangebe, in Zamfara state, at around 1 a.m. on Friday.

The Star Christmas Special Promo: Save 35% OFF Yearly. T&C applies.

Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.02/month

Billed as RM 96.20 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In World

From hospital beds, Cambodian soldiers describe 'toxic gas'
Supporters of Tunisia’s Saied rally amid deepening political divisions
Brazil Senator Flavio Bolsonaro woos business leaders ahead of presidential run
Paris' Louvre staff votes to extend strike, leaving museum closed, BFM TV reports
Delhi restricts vehicles, office attendance in bid to curb pollution
Europe must be responsible for its own security, EU's von der Leyen says
France's Louvre museum remains shut as workers weigh strike extension
To find living donors for kidney transplants, a pilot programme turns to social networks
Analysis-Australia's gun laws riddled with loopholes and workarounds, experts say
With Thaksin jailed, Thailand's Pheu Thai turns to nephew in poll fight back

Others Also Read