Nigerian army rescues dozens of students kidnapped by gunmen from their school. The students were kidnapped on March 7 while they were in their school in the town of Korega in northwestern Kaduna State.
This is the first mass kidnapping in the country since 2021, which witnessed the kidnapping of more than 150 students from a secondary school in same state. There was conflicting information regarding the number of students who were rescued, as sources indicated that the army rescued 250 students and a number of teachers.