More than 40 kidnapped children and teachers freed after Nigerian army operation
More than 40 kidnapped children and teachers have been freed following a Nigerian army operation. "I feel happy and elated," the head of the local teachers' union told the BBC.
The Nigerian army carried out an operation to rescue more than 40 kidnapped children and teachers, who had been held by armed groups for months as part of a wave of school abductions that has recurred across the country.
The head of the local teachers' union told the BBC he felt "happy and elated," adding that those freed have been reunited with their families. Limited details about the operation were shared for security reasons.
School kidnappings have become a recurring security challenge in Nigeria in recent years. The government pledged to strengthen school security to prevent similar incidents.
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