Nigerian Security Forces Rescue Kidnapped Students 

Nearly 70 students kidnapped in northern Nigeria two weeks ago are free, authorities said Monday. 

 Zamfara state Governor Bello Matawalle said security forces freed the students from the Government Day Secondary School. He said no ransom was paid.  Heavily armed gunmen kidnapped them on September 1, continuing a wave of similar attacks in Zamfara that prompted the state government to shut all schools.  UNICEF said there have been 10 similar attacks in Nigeria over the past year, leading to 1,436 kidnappings and 16 deaths.