UN Secretary-General welcomes release of kidnapped Nigerian schoolboys
Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations has welcomed the release of 344 schoolboys forcibly taken away from their school in northwest Nigeria a week ago. After the release of the boys, kidnapped by armed men from Government Science Secondary School in Kankara on 11 December, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the “ immediate and unconditional release of those who remain abducted”. In a statement issued by his Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, Mr. Guterres commended “ the swift action taken by the Nigerian authorities to rescue the children” while also st...
Source: pulse.ng