Nigerian Gunmen Free Some Kidnapped Students, Scores Still Held

ABUJA, NIGERIA - Gunmen in Nigeria have freed some of students they kidnapped in May from an Islamic school in Niger state.

The head teacher of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya school in Niger state, Alhassan Abubakar, says the gunmen Thursday night released a number of students who had been held since May. Alhassan told local media the kidnappers dropped them off in neighboring Kaduna state. This Day media reported the students are meeting Friday with Nigerian officials before being reunited with their families.