Nigeria Kidnapping: 279 Girls Released, Governor Says
Published Date: 3/2/2021
Source: Bloomberg Quicktake: Now
279 female students have been released and have arrived in a government building in Gusau, northwestern Nigeria, a governor said. Armed men abducted 300+ girls from a high school in northern Nigeria’s Zamfara state last week, the latest in a string of abductions that illustrate how badly national security has deteriorated under President Muhammadu Buhari‘s watch. The gunmen had combed staff quarters and hostels of Jangebe school to choose victims, who they then herded into a forest, local newspaper Daily Trust had earlier reported citing local residents as saying. This is a gross violation of children’s rights and a horrific experience for them to go through, Peter Hawkins, Unicef representative in Nigeria, said in an emailed statement. It has a long-lasting effect on their mental health and well-being, he said. It is the fourth mass school abduction since President Buhari was first elected in 2015. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake