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Nigeria Says Final St. Mary’s Kidnap Victims Freed, Handed Over

Officials now say no captives remain, with the original toll still disputed.

Overview

  • About 130 students in the last group were released and delivered to Niger state authorities on December 22.
  • Security forces escorted six vans carrying the children in armored vehicles to the state government headquarters.
  • Presidency spokesman Sunday Dare said there are no remaining hostages after phased rescue operations.
  • Roughly 100 students had been freed earlier in the month, though officials have not confirmed the total number abducted.
  • The Christian Association of Nigeria estimates 315 students and staff were taken, underscoring a decade of school kidnappings that includes the 2014 Chibok case with about 90 still unaccounted for.