Abuja, Nov. 26 -- Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has confirmed the release of 24 schoolgirls abducted by suspected terrorists in northern Kebbi State more than a week ago.
"I am relieved that all 24 girls have been accounted for," Tinubu said in a statement late Tuesday, after local authorities reported that the students had been freed unharmed.
The girls were kidnapped on November 17 from their dormitory at Government Girls' Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, located in the Wasagu/Danko Local Government Area.
Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris told mediapersons that all girls were "all in good health" and that arrangements were underway for them to reunite with their families.
The abduction had sparked copycat incidents in the centr...