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Boko Haram releases 76 abducted schoolgirls: govt

Published: 21 Mar 2018 - 01:07 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 03:10 pm
This file photo taken on February 28, 2018 shows the Government Girls Technical College at Dapchi town in northern Nigerian, shows a classroom deserted by fleeing students after Boko Haram Islamists kidnapped 110 school girls.  / AFP / AMINU ABUBAKAR

This file photo taken on February 28, 2018 shows the Government Girls Technical College at Dapchi town in northern Nigerian, shows a classroom deserted by fleeing students after Boko Haram Islamists kidnapped 110 school girls. / AFP / AMINU ABUBAKAR

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Abuja, Boko Haram jihadists have released 76 of the 110 schoolgirls that were abducted from the northeastern town of Dapchi in February, the government said in a statement on Wednesday.

Information Minister Lai Mohammed said "the 76 are those who have been documented so far, adding that the release of the abducted students is ongoing".